Not often can you go on a walk and encounter an ancient oak tree and a giant redwood. But we did. Our magical tree tour started through an arch covered in roses. First we found huge rhododendrons curling and twisting through the dappled shade. And then around a path and through an arc of shrubs, […]
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There’s something about the natural beauty of an English garden… Since my return from the US, often I find calm and peace by wandering around a private garden in the English countryside – with camera in hand – and exploring all its areas. Even with touches of formality there’s a wildness and naturalness to the
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We went for a walk in the woods. A late afternoon after school – just the kids and me. We were back in England and no longer in the Hamptons in the US of A. A pond marked the entrance to the woods. A lone Water Lily standing proud in the water’s reflections. The sunlight
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If you asked my children which is their favorite beach in the Hamptons, their reply would probably be Long Beach. Why? Seashells and sunsets. Yes I came here in the evening with my kids too! It’s a mile long strip on a bay shore near Sag Harbor, commonly known as Long Beach and officially as the Foster Memorial
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Last weekend I was walking on a village side street in the Hamptons when I saw this Fabulous Eldorado Cadillac convertible. A dog was sitting in the front passenger seat. I wanted to stop and admire this fire-red, fuel-guzzling classic car but my kids had whizzed on ahead on their scooters. I turned around to take
We first went to the wrong car park at Camp Hero in Montauk, but we didn’t know it. In front of us was a bluff with a warning to keep back 25 feet as it was undermined. To our east was the Montauk Point Lighthouse and to the west at the top of the hill
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