I've always loved old lighthouses. Those who kept often lonely vigils saw so much of life and death. I can't imagine what it was like for them to go to town or return to the life they'd left to move to their outpost. They must have been overwhelmed by the busy-ness and the complexities cities created. There are still a few manned lighthouses up the coast but these keepers probably don't experience the same isolation as the keepers of old. Great story, as always!!
I think it took a certain type of person to man a lighthouse. Probably most were introverts, though there were lighthouses in coastal villages as well. But yes, the things they would have seen. I wonder how many developed PTSD.
I've always loved old lighthouses. Those who kept often lonely vigils saw so much of life and death. I can't imagine what it was like for them to go to town or return to the life they'd left to move to their outpost. They must have been overwhelmed by the busy-ness and the complexities cities created. There are still a few manned lighthouses up the coast but these keepers probably don't experience the same isolation as the keepers of old. Great story, as always!!
I think it took a certain type of person to man a lighthouse. Probably most were introverts, though there were lighthouses in coastal villages as well. But yes, the things they would have seen. I wonder how many developed PTSD.
I love the imagery in this story.
Thank you, Bill!
Good job! Love the image too!
Thanks, Kim!