This past Wednesday, my friend Marcos (who is originally from Brazil) came out to Riverhead, Long Island, for a photo session. We drove from Riverhead, through Jamesport, then out to Greenport. It was a lovely day and Marcos is always a pleasure.
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Yes, it is true. Benjamin Franklin, as immortalized in the musical 1776, wanted the turkey to be the national bird. He also enjoyed copulating with french trollups and may (or may not) have died of syphilis. In honor of Ben Franklin and Thanksgiving, here are some images of turkeys (including a couple of fornicating ones) that I captured this weekend at Miloski’s Poultry Farm in Calverton, New York.
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P.S. For you PETA-inclined folks out there, these were very HAPPY birds (despite their soon-to-be holiday fate). There was LOTS of space for them to run around. They literally flocked to me when I approached with my camera.
It was mighty chilly so I betcha’ they prefer togetherness. I’m sure they were thankful that they weren’t in Alaska…
Why am I craving cranberry sauce?
This past weekend, I went to the New York Balloon & Music Festival. The music was so loud that the organizers probably should have called it the New York Balloon & Hearing Loss Festival. Here are a selection of photos from Saturday, August 8. Click here to visit the gallery.
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Less than two hours — and $22 on the Hampton Jitney — from New York City is Riverhead (on the North Fork of Long Island). Riverhead has a Target, Walmart and an outlet mall. But that’s not all — Riverhead is the home of “Polish Town U.S.A.” and some beautiful farms and farm land… Click here to visit the gallery.
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