Monday, August 09, 2010

13413 Beach Ave, Long Beach Island, NJ


Took a ride today to Long Beach Island.  Got to thinking about an old friend of the family.  Mark Scott.  This is a photograph of him sitting on the steps of what was once his home.  
To our surprise, this home no longer stands.  
Its been replaced by a larger, newer home.  
But what I remember most of this house is Mark.  The inviting brick fire place.  The butter churn, the scratchy couch.  The lumpy cots in the back room where you could hear the ocean at night.  

 Laughter and wonder.  Fishing on the surf, on the boat.  Eating seafood.  Playing in the sand.
 Mark's kindness and willingness to talk with me and tell me interesting things about this long stretch of island.

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