Writes of Passage

^{The East Egg, across the bay}

Kings Point is the posh part of the town but under the pen of F. Scott Fitzgerald, it was where Gatsby’s house was, in the West Egg, which was less fashionable than Daisy Buchanan and Tom’s East Egg, with old money: the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water. The book came out in 1925, the story was about the summer 1922. The house looks in rather mind condition, at least 95 years later. The little park next to it is well kept. A good walk today.

A tiny park in town, next to the house where Gatsby gazed out to Daisy Buchanan’s East Egg.

A tiny park tucked in a cozy corner.

2020.4.20

A 5.0 mile walk in GNE area, Pond park and the neighborhood.

• 2013, Nighttime
• 2012, day time tennis

The facades in town, and the discarded face masks.

I spotted this home on nextdoor recently, on sale for $2,288.000: Stunning French chateau in the heart of Kensington village. Built in 1918, the 4,000 sq feet home has 5 bedrooms (4 on the second floor) and 4 bathrooms (also on zillow):
2019, listed for $2,488,000; property taxes was $31,531
2013, sold at $1,800,000
2003, sold at $1,275,000
1995, sold at $443,000

A 7 mile walk day! Spotted a familiar mason work on a house in this part of town.

What a difference the sun makes …

something different …

This park is tucked the bay’s end. We pass by it often during our corona virus walks.

5.1 miles walk. An Allenwood Park attendant is blowing the park clean.

This is the first time during the pandemic that a shop demands us to wear a mask.

We passed by Creek Park / Daniel J Berg memorial park @ Russell Gardens, hidden tennis courts and their pool club.

I haven’t walked over five miles since November. It feels good in spite of questionable weather. Rain, it seems, always lurking in the background on our walk days. Street light, mailboxes with a dog, lion and trees, more decorative balconies.