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Birthday Fun in Riverhead

It was my good friend’s birthday (and my brother’s birthday) that had me driving back to Long Island at the start of February! This cake has become a tradition. And rightfully so. It is so dreamy! I used butterfly pea flower powder to color the frosting as it is my Read more…


🛼 Skating Around in Riverhead

Of course I would have to head east to Riverhead for some brief adventures. This would start with a cheeseboard from Veg On Board. This board wound up feeding me even after I returned home to Rochester several days later. It is always a pleaser! We always have to fight Read more…


übergeek Brewery &
Eat Me, Drink Me Food Truck

A couple of quick stops as we deeply explore Long Island’s food and beverage options! übergeek Brewery is an all-vegan brewery with some delicious beer offerings. And because the name of the brews are always part of the fun: existential meltdown is a vibe: raspberry, blackberry and vanilla fruit tart Read more…


🌻🌟 Stars & Sunflowers on Long Island’s North Fork

A gorgeous night shoot within one of the North Fork’s sunflower fields… … these beauties are like no sunflowers I’ve ever seen! With lots of petals in the center, they basked in the night sky illuminated by an iPhone. Even at this late hour, there were many bees getting their Read more…


🌊🧜‍♀️🦪Goodbye Mermaid Season {2022}

With only a couple of mermaid shoots this season, I promise more crafted pieces (and shoots) once I gather more seashells. To tide us over (hehe), some of the pretty pictures of the mermaids of 2022.


Long Island Fun in the Sun

Mermaid scouting we found the most perfect beach. So perfect, so uninhabited that I am not even going to share the location. Just look at these rocks and imagine a beautiful mermaid perched on any or all or them. The water looks almost tropical This will motivate me to finish Read more…


Arkansas, Carnival, Undated

Watch out. If I know you don’t mind photoshoots at the whim of my fancy, you may be a redneck… sipping on a tall boy, sauntering through a carnival, with nothing more to do than lean on the car. Though this shoot was initially planned to be at the monster Read more…


Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Sunflowers

What says summer more than a field of bright shining suns smiling your way?! For a teacher, the summer is a means to undo the damage of a dysfunctional school year. And this year was the absolute worst of all I have experienced. So I would seize summer with hearty Read more…


Long Island Outtakes

As long as I can remember I’ve tried to find the best parts of Long Island. From when I barreled down the parkway eastbound in search of wonder in my Chevy Citation as a teenager to now, uncovering shenanigans with a Brooklyn expat who shares my same adventurous spirit, one Read more…


When the Milky Way Shows Up…

I’m currently taking an astrophotography class given by Amateur Astronomers Association of New York . . and so I have photographic assignments to complete. This week’s was to shoot the crescent moon. But the elusive slither was far less exciting than the faint Milky Way and meteors that showed up Read more…


Birthdaze 2021 🥳:
Sunflower Field Slash Pumpkin Patch
in Riverhead, Long Island

Right around my birthday you can sometimes find a farm with a pumpkin patch that is still got blooming sunflowers. These are the center of a Venn diagram of my love of summer and my love of fall. They are a festive find that I associate with my birthday… and Read more…


Birthdaze 2021 🥳:
For Goodness Cakes in Riverhead, Long Island

What a delight when your friend finds vegan treats you never heard of! When she waits in line for 30 minutes and buys everything that is vegan from the omni bakery! Yes, For Goodness Cakes has a slew of vegan items in their food truck. The perfect birthday kick-off. It’s Read more…


Scenes From a Summer, Part 2

A picture purge while Summer moves along… Clouds attack. Lots electricity in the air. The Golden Hour. Narrows Botanical Garden rose check-in The Sun… see what I did there? So much beauty Red velvet from Little Cupcake Bakeshop This stuff rocks. Preserving the summer’s hairstyle before it changes… Bunny Lebowski-inspired Read more…


Barrow Food House
Vegan Options in Riverhead, Long Island

I love me a menu with marked vegan options! Barrow Food House makes it easy to see the makings of a tasty vegan meal in an area with no all-vegan eateries. With some adjustments, we were satisfied in our bellies… but not necessarily in our wallets. Let’s start with our Read more…


🪣 Bucket List: Monster Truck Show 🏁

I always wanted to go to a Monster Truck show. I never analyzed the desire, I just always have! Much like I like to try lots of different things, in general. So now that my gal lives near the Riverhead Raceway, it was time to don the trucker hat and Read more…


L.I. Vegan: Burrito Report

Today I reserved a table at a new vegetarian restaurant by a Michelin-starred chef in Manhattan… then ran out to a bunch of burrito counter spots in the suburban sprawl of Long Island. I capture both sides of the spectrum, all for you dear blog. Though Long Island is not super vegan-friendly, there has been Read more…


Bday 1: i do what i want

For as long as I have worked, I have always taken off my birthday. It’s a gift I give myself–to be under no obligations but my own. So I do the things I enjoy… driving and finding new places to take pictures of. Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville Read more…