Walk

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 Another walk.  Lots of fall color.








This house still had a Halloween inflatable, but also one for Thanksgiving.




More Thanksgiving.




And this door …





I think that’s for Diwali, a Hindu holiday.  Hicksville has a significant immigrant population from South Asia. We had several neighbors shoot off fireworks for Diwali.

Interesting house. 


I love the wraparound porch.

The Hicksville part of this neighborhood has lots of houses that were not built by Levitt.  Some were built after Levitt developed the area, but some are pre-WW II.  I have no real interest in the split levels and raised ranches of the 50’s and 60’s, but the older homes …

This one was built in 1930.



I’m really enjoying this neighborhood.

And I seem to have a few of these neighbors 




Comments

  1. LisaNovember 7, 2024 at 1:28 PM

    It's nice to live in a flat neighborhood with sidewalks! Some of mine is, the rest is sort of rural type ditches. Hey! Some of these photos are shadows! You could link them to Shadow Shot Sunday! The post for that goes up Saturday at noon (for those in countries where Saturday at noon is Sunday).

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    1. songbird's crazy worldNovember 7, 2024 at 11:20 PM

      I enjoy it, too. I grew up in a town called Dix Hills … certainly not flat …

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  2. Liz A.November 7, 2024 at 2:32 PM

    I enjoy going on these walks with you. It's fun to explore your neighborhood.

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  3. peppylady (Dora)November 7, 2024 at 6:15 PM

    Glad you got in a walk.

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  4. AlanaNovember 7, 2024 at 7:45 PM

    It's nice going on a walk with you and seeing a Long Island neighborhood.

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