The vines begin to weep: North Fork Sunday Scene
Barbara Shinn shows sap “weeping” from a sauvignon blanc vine after a pruning cut. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) When Barbara Shinn of Shinn Estate Vineyards posted a Facebook photo of sap starting to...
View ArticleAquebogue peacocks with spring fever: North Fork Sunday Scene
Photos by Barbaraellen Koch Most people know that Ver Der Ber’s Landscape Nursery and Garden Center on Main Road in Aquebogue, which has been in business for 36 years, features acres and acres of...
View ArticleNorth Fork asparagus is here: Sunday Scene
Farmer Lyle Wells at an asparagus field on Sound Avenue. The field is being harvested this week. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch photos) Eleventh generation North Fork farmer Lyle Wells of Aquebogue began...
View ArticleA postcard from Love Lane: North Fork Sunday Scene
Credit: Barbaraellen Koch photos Love Lane is only one-block long but is loaded with character, characters, restaurants, delis and unusual shops to browse. Few locations offer a better place to dine...
View ArticleNorth Fork fall foliage: Sunday Scene
Jenette and Roary O’Rourke of Calverton standup paddleboard from their home on Pinehurst Blvd. in Calverton to Grangebel Park in downtown Riverhead, taking in the fall foliage along the way. There is...
View ArticleNorth Fork Sunday Scene: A New Suffolk Ave. sunset drive
Credit: Barbaraellen Koch Our staff photographer Barbaraellen Koch captured this vivid sunset during an evening drive on New Suffolk Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 13. “As you drive along New Suffolk there...
View ArticleA gnome tree in Laurel: North Fork Sunday Scene
Marianne and Wayne Hallock, owners of Hallock’s Cider Mill in Laurel, reside next door to the farm stand and bakery in an old North Fork farmhouse built in 1860. After one heavy snowstorm last...
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