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| Light house at St. Augustine |
We visited the light house on a sunny afternoon when the sky was relatively clear and the temperature comfortably warm.
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| Keeper's house at the base of the lighthouse |
It towers tall above trees, an elementary school, and older homes, visible from the highway.
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| black winding stairs inside the light house |
We paid about $12 each to climb 219 steep, thigh-burning steps to the top.
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| looking at the stairs above us as we climbed |
It was an exercise not for the faint of heart, and yet if one held onto the rails and made steady progress, it was doable.
Stair-climbing etiquette is not a universal language, we discovered, but needful.
The rails were a great help when the continual turning threatened a haze of dizziness.
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| looking down at the ground floor near the start of the climb |
I gave brief thought to not going all the way to the top, but chose to continue and let people pass if need be.
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| my vanity popped up when we reached this sign |
Small signs acknowledging various people dotted the white-washed brick wall as we made our ascent.
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| boats in the intracoastal waterway with the Atlantic ocean on the horizon |
The climb was worth the effort because the view was perfect.
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| bridge over Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine |
I love to see things from high above. The views are always an interesting study, to note the activities of man, to observe mini-stories unfold as people walk, cars move, boats sail. It's a reminder of how God sees us...
For the eyes of the LORD
range throughout the earth
to strengthen those whose hearts
are fully committed to him.
II Chronicles 16:9
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| from Beloved's camera |
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