Rainy Summer Nights...

There is a boardwalk nearby that is really just a neighborhood sidewalk.

There are no amusements, just homes.
Summer homes and year round homes come right to its edge.

the boardwalk

The bay opens wide before it and laps the white sandy beach.
You can see the little Victorian town on the other side, and the lights of the Barnegat Bay Bridge in the distance leaving trails of light in the waves on the open bay.
They call the bridge the "String of Pearls" .


It was mentioned in the song My Eyes Adored You by the Four Seasons.:

"Carried your books from school
Playing make-believe you're married to me
You were fifth grade, I was sixth
When we came to be

Walking home every day over
Barnegat Bridge and Bay
Till we grew into the me and you
Who went our separate ways"

 People love to walk those boards all year long. Both natives and people from surrounding places

because of the peace and the calm there.
 You can see into some of the homes as you go by, and its not unusual for the owners to wave a friendly "Hi" as you go by.

 It was raining tonight but, it was a good night for a nice walk along the boards. Its another world to see the lights on the water and hear the gentle tapping of the rain on it too.


I passed by homes warmly lit. People sitting around tables talking, others entertaining in the evening....its the thing to do ..to share your home and its view with others.
 One home in particular struck me as I passed by. Gentle jazz streaming on the night air from the house, men sitting and drinking cocktails, while the ladies sat at a card table playing bridge and enjoying cake  with  hot coffee.

 The ambiance was wonderful you could sense it so strongly.
 Light laughter mixed with the smooth jazz filtered out along the boardwalk and although not many were walking, just the odd one here or there.. their faces reflected what I was feeling.







 The people here are different. They live in a nice place really and they truly appreciate it for what it is.
 I have never walked that boardwalk that I haven't seen someone entertaining quietly in their home sharing the ambiance, food, and that never ending gorgeous view.
 I can't invite you over....but I can share this with you.



 Good night.