A Light Day

Enough of administrative affairs and housekeeping. I wanted to start things off on a lighter note now that some of the nitty gritty of organization can be pushed to the side.

I was looking through a book of quotes by Antoine de Saint Exupéry last night. For those of you who don't recognize this name, Antoine de Saint Exupéry is a French writer who wrote a book called Le Petit Prince [the Little Prince]. The point of this book was to capture the innocence and purity of childhood, with the conviction that we should live out our greatest dreams to be truly content. It's meant to be a children's book to teach lessons about love, friendship and loss, but it consequently resonates with adults as well.

All of you may already know this, about le Petit Prince and about Saint Exupéry. What you may not know and what I was interested to read, was that the most influential and inspiring quote from Le Petit Prince,

"on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible aux yeux"
[we only see with the heart, the essential is hidden from our eyes]

was in fact written on Long Island in a small town called Northport, according to my book. Northport is only about a 15 minute drive from where I live, and reading this, for me at least, it's funny to see how a place so close to home could've inspired such a remarkable writer. I went to Northport twice this summer alone and figured that, as such, it would only be fitting to post some photos of this small town and it's beautifully quaint harbor to let you walk in the footsteps of Saint Exupéry as well.

This is a tribute to dreamers everywhere.


This is Northport Bay; it teems with life. Snappers jumping, tidal pools filled with baby fish and horseshoe crabs, oysters; it's a fairly amazing ecosystem.


The is Northport Bay looking toward the Long Island Sound and Connecticut.


Northport Harbor, always picturesque.


Another shot of the boats in Northport Harbor.

Clear skies, gently sloping hills, calm waters, tidal pools full of life; it's no wonder Saint Exupéry found some peace from war torn France on the shores of Northport in what is best described as amazing place for simple, childhood adventures. Clawing beneath the seemingly homogenous layers of life in suburban America, there are little discoveries to be made even on Long Island. This, for me, is a constant reminder that adventure is just around the corner; it's up to you to find it.