365 Days in Islip

Moved to Brooklyn!

2009-11-29T18:56:00.001-05:00

It's taken me a little while to get quasi-settled...but I've finally been able to start getting some pictures again around my new home in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn...I hope you can follow me over there to 365 Days in Brooklyn

Day 222

2009-07-25T19:03:00.002-04:00

I'm sick of Islip, and don't really feel like taking its picture right now.

Day 221

2009-06-25T23:58:00.001-04:00

Islip High School graduating class of 2009 - my daughter is, again, in there somewhere!

Day 220

2009-06-24T22:26:00.002-04:00

Islip High School seniors getting ready to leave for their prom...sigh...my daughter's in there...somewhere!

Day 219

2009-06-24T00:12:00.000-04:00

waiting.

Day 218

2009-06-22T18:20:00.001-04:00

size order.

Day 217

2009-06-21T23:20:00.001-04:00

Dude! Your surfboard planter is GNARLY!

Day 216

2009-06-09T23:27:00.001-04:00

Home Tweet Home

(sorry)

Day 215

2009-06-06T23:52:00.002-04:00

I want an ocean and some sunscreen lotion

Take me to the beach with a thousand pretty girls in reach

I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (help,help,help,help)

I, I, I wanna guard your life

I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (lifeguard, lifeguard)

Hardly any clothes (lifeguard)

Sand between my toes (lifeguard)

White stuff on my nose

Day 214

2009-06-03T23:34:00.000-04:00

de train! de train!

Day 213

2009-06-01T22:02:00.002-04:00

ooohhh...I've been a b-a-a-a-a-d blogger. I've been away and missed it. In my defense, I've been working. A LOT. But, it's a new month, time for new goals....and I want to return to posting here regularly...and so, today, in honor of JUNE (can you believe it's JUNE already??), this wonderful garden from around the corner...with their tuteurs and garden statuary and fab.u.lous orangey red poppies (YUM). Welcome to June.

Day 212

2009-05-24T19:28:00.003-04:00

behind the scenes...

Day 211

2009-05-23T20:35:00.003-04:00

There's a whimsical mural painted in an alleyway between some stores on Main St...the last time I was by there I saw they'd painted over one side of it - so sad! Fortunately I had taken this shot awhile back...and I just thought it would be nice with some cherry blossoms outside the Islip Library I took on Mother's Day but never used....

Day 210

2009-05-20T23:28:00.002-04:00

this is the fence around an abandoned house and empty lot near the train tracks. i love the way the little viney curliques wrap around the fence...was a lovely warm sunset-time

Day 209

2009-05-16T17:22:00.002-04:00

I've been remiss! Shooting other things - not in Islip! For shame! But I did a shoot yesterday in front of a mural wall down the street from my house...darling girl looked like Mary Poppins (Practically Perfect in Every Way)...

Day 208

2009-05-09T23:58:00.001-04:00

monster trucks in islip. jump back.

Day 207

2009-05-07T20:21:00.002-04:00

hangin' out on main street...

Day 206

2009-05-06T21:44:00.003-04:00

kinda eerie...

Day 205

2009-04-30T21:40:00.001-04:00

water's edge weed things in my dreams...

Day 204

2009-04-28T22:55:00.002-04:00

Islip is very pink these days.

Day 203

2009-04-26T21:29:00.001-04:00

Today on the way to the photo shoot we passed this little empty lot with all these naturalized daffodils...and couldn't help but stop for a couple shots!

Day 202

2009-04-25T21:07:00.001-04:00

A bit of a departure here from my usual 365 days photos...this was from a photo shoot I did at the little Islip town beach...for my vintage clothing shop...ack, my worlds are colliding! ha.

Day 201

2009-04-24T20:34:00.001-04:00

let me OOOOUUUUUTTTTT!!!!!

Day 200

2009-04-23T21:23:00.002-04:00

"If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads." ~ Anatole France

Day 199

2009-04-22T20:10:00.001-04:00

I call this one..."Front Porch with Cat"

Day 198

2009-04-21T22:11:00.003-04:00

"Every spring is the only spring - a perpetual astonishment."

~ Ellis Peters

Day 197

2009-04-19T15:42:00.001-04:00

have a seat...

Day 196

2009-04-18T21:21:00.001-04:00

I'm so confused...

Day 195

2009-04-15T20:10:00.001-04:00

de Tax Man Cometh...de Tax Man Taketh Away

Day 194

2009-04-14T19:43:00.001-04:00

Islip is so urban. Word.

Day 193

2009-04-12T17:51:00.002-04:00

Happy Easter, Bunnies! Or whatever holiday/event/observance you might be celebrating/observing today...hope you're enjoying it with loved ones...

Day 192

2009-04-11T13:12:00.002-04:00

Day 191

2009-04-06T20:10:00.001-04:00

we can't do NUFFIN round here!

Day 190

2009-04-05T21:10:00.003-04:00

The Young People in the train station parking lot

Day 189

2009-04-02T20:12:00.001-04:00

Back in Islip today...and mo' yellow!

Day 188 - Theme: Yellow

2009-04-01T14:58:00.002-04:00

I didn't sign-up for the day, but am doing it anyway!

This is outside the school where I work...the busses had just pulled up to pick-up the kids...

Day 187

2009-03-31T22:50:00.003-04:00

"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow."

~ Proverb from Guinea

Day 186

2009-03-30T20:36:00.002-04:00

"The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall, and with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost.

It rises now before me, a dark and silent barrier between all I am,

and all I would ever want to be."

~ Kansas, The Wall

Day 185

2009-03-29T12:26:00.001-04:00

Swan Lake...

Day 184

2009-03-27T21:36:00.002-04:00

Here, kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty. Good kitty.

Day 183

2009-03-26T23:31:00.002-04:00

The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.

~Henry David Thoreau

Day 182

2009-03-25T21:12:00.001-04:00

The King and Queen have left the building.

Day 181

2009-03-24T20:02:00.002-04:00

Something's burning

Something's burning
Something's burning
And I think it's love.

or a house :-(

the good news is it's been empty for a long time. I've taken a lot of 365days pictures on the property, never really of The House.

Day 180

2009-03-22T15:49:00.000-04:00

Darn. I missed it.

Day 179

2009-03-21T22:20:00.002-04:00

Do they...WANT people to come in?? Doesn't look so welcoming....

Day 178

2009-03-20T20:26:00.002-04:00

First day of spring. A little bit blustery at times. A little bit...

Day 177

2009-03-19T21:09:00.002-04:00

Today...the Last Day of Winter. Tomorrow, First Day of Spring! Look at these sweet little bulbs ready to show off at the opening ceremonies...

Day 176

2009-03-18T21:50:00.001-04:00

Buoy, oh buoy! It's almost spring!

I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry.

Day 175

2009-03-15T17:37:00.001-04:00

The Ice Cream Man Returneth! Spring can't be far behind....

Day 174 (The Return of Bettye)

2009-03-08T18:15:00.002-04:00

ahhh...between this and that, I've just been unable to do anything here for many weeks...but things are a little more settled right now and hopefully I'm Back!

driving around today, looking for signs of spring in Islip (amazingly, the only real signs I saw were in my own yard! http://365daysinmyhouse.blogspot.com/), some signs I DID see were these...posted by a family who lost their dear Golden Retriever early in February...and they're basically pleading with people to Drive More Carefully...

Day 173

2009-01-21T22:55:00.002-05:00

yellow house. better than yellow snow.

Day 172

2009-01-20T21:11:00.002-05:00

Christmas. Never. Dies. In. Islip.

Day 171

2009-01-19T14:56:00.002-05:00

Seagull in the snow....

Day 170

2009-01-18T16:40:00.000-05:00

Children in the snow...

Day 169

2009-01-14T20:07:00.003-05:00

Onward to the next holiday...one month and counting to Valentine's Day...

Day 168

2009-01-13T17:10:00.002-05:00

yellow chair

Day 167

2009-01-12T20:53:00.002-05:00

No entrance. Seriously.

Day 166

2009-01-11T17:13:00.001-05:00

Santa's farewell performance....

Day 165.

2009-01-10T17:19:00.001-05:00

It got too cold. Everybody went home.

Day 164

2009-01-08T19:14:00.001-05:00

Not much to look forward to here....

Day 163

2009-01-06T18:47:00.002-05:00

Islip Transmiss

Day 162

2009-01-05T20:57:00.003-05:00

goodbye santa, goodbye (santa at curb in trash)

Day 161

2009-01-03T17:45:00.002-05:00

The plume-y beach grass (I can never remember the real name) was "flocked" too!

Day 160

2009-01-02T18:11:00.001-05:00

we had a light dusting of snow today...

Day 159

2009-01-01T17:17:00.004-05:00

Happy New Year! I decided to brave the cold to get a shot of the town clock right at The Stroke of Midnight of The New Year, and was unexpectedly rewarded with some fireworks on a neighboring block...

May we all have a year of peace, joy, health, and the occasional unexpected reward.

Day 158

2008-12-31T23:10:00.002-05:00

I'm your captain...

Day 157

2008-12-30T17:20:00.002-05:00

Barbie's still got a little Christmas goin' on (in a shop window in town)

Day 156

2008-12-29T22:42:00.003-05:00

“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.” ~ Elbert Hubbard

Day 155

2008-12-28T11:26:00.001-05:00

A foggy night in Islip

Day 154

2008-12-27T17:39:00.003-05:00

empty main street...

Day 153

2008-12-26T17:59:00.001-05:00

Only thing left at the christmas tree lot around the corner....

Day 152

2008-12-25T18:21:00.001-05:00

Enjoy the holidays responsibly...don't drink & drive...

Day 151

2008-12-24T22:58:00.001-05:00

Christmas Eve kitty..

Day 150

2008-12-22T19:55:00.001-05:00

Revisiting Town Hall...

Day 149

2008-12-21T20:00:00.001-05:00

O Tannenbaum...

Day 148

2008-12-20T15:46:00.000-05:00

Revisiting a favorite gate for the holidays...

Day 147

2008-12-19T18:54:00.002-05:00

We had our first "real" snowfall today...and yay, early snow dismissal from work! So I got to drive an hour home (which should have taken 20 minutes) and then drive around town taking pictures :-) Yay

Day 146

2008-12-18T19:41:00.003-05:00

Star of Islip

Day 145

2008-12-17T19:44:00.003-05:00

Do ya think it's Christmas??

I took a little geographic liberty with this shot - the house is actually in Bay Shore, though still in Islip School District...and it's just such a fabulous display, I couldn't let a little thing like town borders keep me from sharing it with y'all!

Day 144

2008-12-16T17:20:00.003-05:00

Seagulls... slim yachts of the element. ~ Robinson Jeffers

Day 143

2008-12-15T18:06:00.001-05:00

Main Street, Islip

Day 142

2008-12-14T09:38:00.001-05:00

a little leftover Halloween road-kill...

Day 141

2008-12-13T13:32:00.002-05:00

It's been kind of a crazy week, I've been remiss in posting new pictures....but this morning I got up bright and early (unintentionally!) and went around shooting at crack'a'dawn. Here's the picture that makes me happiest - my boy, who made the final leap this week to seeming 100% better from his bout with Lyme's Disease back in September...here he is at full throttle at what I call "Frisbee Field."

Day 140

2008-12-09T22:53:00.000-05:00

yo grammar suck

Day 139

2008-12-08T21:34:00.002-05:00

little Christmas house....

Day 138

2008-12-07T11:18:00.002-05:00

Revisiting one of my favorite shabby houses...the holly berries were magnificent this morning....

Day 137

2008-12-06T23:45:00.001-05:00

i loved this lit kitty on a porch railing...

Day 136

2008-12-05T23:51:00.003-05:00

christmas decorations by morning's first light...

Day 135

2008-12-04T23:23:00.003-05:00

As a child, one of my favorite books was "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler," about a girl who runs away from home and hides out in the art museum. I always dreamed of hiding out in the public library and getting locked in at night, all alone, to peruse the stacks in peace and solitude...

Day 134

2008-12-04T01:03:00.001-05:00

Snow Day! Uh, Night.

Alright, so it wasn't *actually* snowing tonight in Islip...I just took some artistic liberties ;-)

Day 133

2008-12-01T23:10:00.002-05:00

A little more traditional Christmas house...and I even squeezed in (slightly!) the Theme of the Day - with the circle wreath!

Day 132

2008-11-30T18:44:00.001-05:00

This is my across-the-street neighbor's house. I love when they turn their lights on, because it puts a soft holiday glow all throughout *my* house, without me having to do a single thing!

Day 131

2008-11-29T20:34:00.001-05:00

Last of the fall foliage...

Day 130

2008-11-26T23:36:00.000-05:00

Dressed for Thanksgiving...

Day 129

2008-11-25T21:58:00.002-05:00

Beautiful detailing you just don't see in new houses...

Day 128

2008-11-24T21:22:00.002-05:00

This from the side of a building in town...I don't know if it's truly an old sign - the top is a water pump...and the the wooden letters under the window, look like they end with "shop," but I don't know the first part of the word.

Day 127

2008-11-23T17:06:00.001-05:00

It's beginning to look a little like Christmas...

Day 126

2008-11-22T23:19:00.001-05:00

have you ever seen a nightime rainbow??

Day 125

2008-11-19T18:32:00.002-05:00

Future Dance Champs

Day 124

2008-11-18T21:22:00.003-05:00

Well, well, well, just look at that shiny new section of fence. I wonder why got that new section of fence...hmmm...could it be...because my DAUGHTER drove through their fence?? YES! Sheesh. She's fine, the car is fine, the ex paid to fix the fence, no harm done, but...sheesh.

Sorry for the boring picture. But at least it has a personal story behind it.