41 — 10′ 19.693″ N
71 — 33′ 27.376″ W
a slice of freedom 13 miles away … as the crow flies
it is not puerto rico
But it is almost as special to me. I have traveled a lot, and this place has something about it. Waking up and getting ready before heading to the ferry, even if we are going for the day (which is what we usually do), fills me with joy. There isn’t much to do on the island; it is small — about 9.7 square miles — yet boasts two lighthouses. One of them is a favorite place of mine. A little like the Old San Juan door, where I could sit and sit and enjoy the blueness of the space and the something of the place.
Southeast Lighthouse
built in 1874
atop Mohegan Bluffs
yes, he won
a putting contest
in a stranger’s yard
Northern Lighthouse
you talkin’ to me?
built in 1867
waiting for ferry
1661 Farm & Gardens
on ferry
you just have to look up
i was amazed at the people not looking at the sky
the southeast lighthouse
was moved from the cliff’s edge in 1993
“sit your butt or take a putt”
we’ve been putting in that little patch of green, leaving a couple of dollars for green fees in a cup, and making bets, for years, well, since 2009
(in 2019, the putting was gone)
1661 farm & gardens
where alpacas and animals abound. the one in the photograph kicked my husband because he wanted it to pose with him, and it would have none of it
the northern lighthouse
is the fourth (and current) lighthouse on that spot
Block Island on a grayer day | still beautiful
the photographs are untouched
except for the four i made blue and the two black + white
