Long Island

Arrived on Long Island early Saturday morning. Dog travelled in the baggage hold, cat in the cabin. Staying in hotel... waiting to close on our new home this afternoon. Went for final walkthrough yesterday, the first time I've seen the house empty, the first time I've seen it with green trees and plants growing, flowering, not frozen-in by winter. The marshes are green and full of life. Sounds of wind on water and geese. There had been a huge rainstorm, the roads were major puddles, we may need an amphibious vehicle...