February 21, 2006

  • Nothing makes me happier lately than taking pictures of everything I come across .. I upgraded my subscription so I could post to my hearts content ! lol .. SO now you are stuck with more pictures :)



    I came across something I never knew existed until yesterday .. it is the Upton Preserve .. in the beginning of the last century during WWI .. land in Brookhaven town was designated to be a training camp for recruits. My Grandfather served time and was trained there. My Great Uncle who built the Big Duck, was commisioned to build some of the barracks for the camp that trained thousands of soldiers. At one time famous tunesmith Irving Berlin even trained there and wrote a song called Oh I Hate To Get Up in the Morning ....well the wars have come and gone and now most of Camp Upton is Brookhaven National Lab.. they have funded the Upton Preserve which is behind the lab and also in the Pine Barrens. It is truly a beautiful spot and I was happy to find it. I will be heading back in the warm months when everything is in full bloom.




    Then we went off the Peconic River which is truly one of the most magnificant spots out here. I love the way the water moves.. the Peconic river travels all the way into Riverhead town and eventually spills out into the Peconic bay between the two forks of the island. My Grandfather used to canoe these waters as a youngster and in some places well over 100 years later .. not much has changed .. Oh if the whole world could be this serene :)





    Last stop was a beautiful fresh water lake that is just outside the town of Riverhead called Wildwood ...Years ago they allowed homes to be built up all around it which kind of stinks .. I don't think there is any public swimming in the summer .. but there is a part that you can park near and just admire the beauty and the wildlife .. we had a good time .. it was a nice sunny day and were glad we stopped by :)








     

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