Tag: Long Beach Island

For Your Amusement…Fantasy Island – Beach Haven

When we were young, we ran around the same arcade, stood in line for the same rides and had a thrill packed few hours in this small little amusement park.  While I’m sure the rides and games have been updated, the feeling of the park has not changed now that

LBI Photo Walk – Looking Again

I made a comment to my Mother yesterday while we were driving down Long Beach Boulevard in Surf City, Long Beach Island.  We had just passed 7th Street, the short lane to the beach front house that holds many of my childhood summer memories: “You know, I don’t consider us

Sailing…

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”  ~Seneca Sailing, Barnegat Bay, August 2011 Enjoy your evening!   ~Beth http://www.bcmnotes.com  

The Memory of Morning on the Island

“Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” ~ The Old Man and the Sea    My Grandfather would sit for hours looking at the ocean – from our deck, from the dune or, when it

Uncommon Beauty: A Photography Field Trip

Heading into last weekend, I started with a goal to capture images of the sunrise over the ocean. While I did make it to the beach in time to enjoy the sunrise, it was not the resulting photos that sparked my excitement. The images were pretty and the experience enjoyable, but it fell

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