…must come down.
In the wake of yesterday’s storm, the waves were wild, twisting behemoths. As far out as you could see, the silvery crests raced each other. They made rainbows as they burst into foam against the seawalls and they slammed back into one another, so it was swells coming and going like some crazy, joyful mosh pit.
Minot Light fell once to the waves but never since, and it braced a granite shoulder against enormous whitecaps and came through clean and glistening on the other side, again and again and again. It was all fierce and wild and people clutched the rails along the walls along the water and laughed.
And it was good.
Wow, fabulous!
Absolutely wonderful pictures! Thanks for this daily photo blog.
I can see how hard it must have been to choose, but you made a great pick, these shots show exactly what it was like, wow that lighthouse sure gets a battering hey!!
You must have one great camera with an even nicer long lens!! Fabulous picture!!
Wonderful pictures! Great work, Ali! What a treat to look at.
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been able to go to the beach after a storm and witness what you have captured here… I can understand why you had a hard time making a choice for today’s post..The ‘light’ seems so alone out there all by itself, yet keeps standing strong against whatever is thrown it’s way. Awesome shots, Ali, thank you for sharing them.
Really nice series of photos. Mother Nature sure is impressive. Very interesting read about the fall of the lighthouse. I cannot imagine staying in that lighthouse now or back in the 1800’s during a severe storm. What brave men.
excellent series, wow!
Beautiful. These remind me of a very famous photograph with a lighthouse. You should frame this.
Thank you very much! I was wishing for a longer lens, that’s for sure – but was mostly enjoying just being able to see it with my own eyes.
Great sequence, Ali. You captured it beautifully. It is amazing to me how that lighthouse can continue taking the beatings from these storms. What must the granite be braced with or is it the design that holds it together .. .
Beautiful pictures! I wish I lived close to a beach…to be able to watch scenes like this for real!
Ali – I grew up in Scituate but live in California now. Most of my family and friends still live there and I miss Scituate very much sometimes. I stumbled across this blog a few months ago and I love to check in and look at the pictures. The Egypt Country Store, Egypt Garage, and Minot Beach/Light, Lawson Tower are among my favorites. Thank you for hosting this blog…I don’t know if you do requests but at the corner of Capt Pierce Rd and Woodland Rd there is a plot of land where there used to be a farm…in the back toward the train tracks is a pond (“Meyers Pond”)..that is likely hidden away…Used to skate there in the winter…I’d live to see that or additional shots of the Egypt Ctry store. The shots of Minot Light above are great.
Again – thanks for the blog..
Thank you, Anon! Hearing from ex-pats like you is wonderful – it makes me so very happy to know this project has meaning and resonance for you.
Yes, I most certainly do take requests – welcome them, in fact – and will work on fulfilling yours! 🙂