There is a boardwalk nearby that is really just a neighborhood sidewalk. Summer homes and year round homes come right to its edge and the river leading out to the bay opens wide before it and laps the white sandy beach.
You can see the 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. 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 cold 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 eating "petit fours" and sipping cocktails too. 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 havent seen someone entertaining quietly in their home sharing the ambiance, food, and that never ending gorgeous view. I can't invite you for cocktails or coffee....but I can share this with you. Good night.
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