Long Island, just east of NYC, is being encroached upon by the city. There are still a few places where you can forget that madness.
An old windmill on the eastern end of the island, looking up through the spokes of the wheel used to turn the vanes:
Then some from a friend's house in Amityville.
The house itself is a Victorian-era home with wrap-around porches.
DW and I moved off the Island just before Hurricane Sandy hit. The house, having been built back when people were less confident about what the weather would do, was built with the basement at ground level; so the only problem was that the oil burner floated up, but came back into its place.
Enjoy!
--Rich
An old windmill on the eastern end of the island, looking up through the spokes of the wheel used to turn the vanes:
Then some from a friend's house in Amityville.
The house itself is a Victorian-era home with wrap-around porches.
DW and I moved off the Island just before Hurricane Sandy hit. The house, having been built back when people were less confident about what the weather would do, was built with the basement at ground level; so the only problem was that the oil burner floated up, but came back into its place.
Enjoy!
--Rich