I'm spending Memorial Day on Long Island. I think this is my third or fourth Long Island Memorial Day. On Friday, I thought about taking the train to bustling NYC but just couldn't quite make myself excited about it. Instead, I thought I would try a new adventure and I took a train the other direction. I rode the LIRR out to the end of Long Island and then took a taxi to the Montauk Lighthouse.
This lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington and on my morning there it was shrouded in the "Montauk Fog" an occurrence I am assured is fairly common.
I thought this flag shot would be appropriate to the day.
Yes, I climbed the light, the docent at the top, a woman in her 60's (possible 70's) climbs the light three times a week. Marvelous way to stay youthful!
A memorial left by someone else.
If anyone is interested in hearing the fog horn, which gives the whole thing incredible atmosphere, here's a short video I took:
Hope all my US friends are enjoying a nice memorial day.
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