Bonni Brodnick Blog

         We remember the ferociousness of Hurricane Sandy. In Pound Ridge, N.Y., we also remember the kindness and grace of our neighbors' efforts to help everyone through the storm. Command Center at the Town House                   CREDIT: Lisl Steiner Donna Simons, an Office of Emergency Management volunteer, and Sweet Pea, a Blue-Fronted Amazon                                                                                                                         CREDIT: Lisl Steiner "Hurricane Sandy in Pound Ridge, N.Y.: A Look Back One Year Later"...

  Text by Bonni Brodnick Photography by Lisl Steiner With gratitude to Marshall Oil Company and Sam Dodge O ne year ago today--October 29, 2012--Hurricane Sandy began its blustery tour through Pound Ridge, New York and its sweeping devastation of the eastern seaboard. While the storm built momentum so, too, did the humanity in Pound Ridge, a small town often referred to as "God's Country." Neighbors helped neighbors with food, water, warmth, ice and the kind of assistance that builds a strong sense of community during times of natural disaster. Following are updates from the Office of Emergency Management, as well as photos of a cross-section of townsfolk by celebrated Pound Ridge, -->and internationally acclaimed, photo-journalist Lisl Steiner. Batten down the hatches, put on your seat belts. Grab some powdered milk at the market, fill the bathtubs with water, load up on can goods, pull out all the blankets. Stoke up the fireplace a...

A few pix from the Chilly Billy Concert on James Cagney's humble homestead , off Tabor House Road, on Martha's Vineyard.