Lighthouse Keepers Corner

Today a videographer asked me, "What is it you like about being out here?" Her big camera lens silently recording me as I mumbled something about liking the eagles and the whales, the constant impact of the ocean surging around me and, of course, the lighthouse.

"What about the lighthouse?" She prodded. Good question. What is it about this lighthouse-Five Finger Light?

I had never really thought about it very consciously, but the lens was still staring blankly at me so I pensively replied, " It's something about how remote it is in this treacherously deceptive stretch of water and how many liv...