Petunias in Montauk

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Away for the weekend at Gurney's Inn, in Montauk Long Island. Expanding my nature spotting!

Location: Gurney's Inn 290 Old Montauk Highway, Montauk
I'm a baking and gardening enthusiast. I make silly movies that will never be relevant but pleases me all the same. I tend to say things that make people look at me like "whaaaaa?" I get it from my mother and she gets it from her father. Tradition is nice.

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