the big duck

passed the big duck just now with my sister and my dad . . on our way to taking him in for a pet/ct. all is going well. finally have sunny weather again . . but we've been enjoying the water even on the cloudy days.

flanders and beyond

i've been driving my dad past the flanders duck on our way to riverhead for his cancer treatments. my mom remembers her mom buying milk and eggs here when she was a little girl. i think it was in a different spot then (i think it was in riverhead). i've never been inside myself, and i'm not sure what it's being used for these days. in the past it was used to help a farmer's duck business. i guess it was a big advertisement for him. i find it funny that it's now on the national register of historic places! maybe we should make an effort to visit one day! when we first arrived on tuesday the weather was summer-like and it even went up to 80 degrees in manhattan. today it's windy and cold and will probably be rainy for our ride home. my dad has a volunteer driver today. on monday  he may drive himself, but for the rest of the week my nephew will take him, followed by my sister. then he may be on his own for a week or so. we met a nice lady in the office yesterday who was coming in for treatments from shelter island, an even more complicated commute than montauk. here are a few photos . .