I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody
I’m a gonna sing it to my friends
I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody
I’ ma gonna sing it to my friends
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Billy Preston
“Will it go round in circles”
St. Augustine Lighthouse, the site of the oldest navigational aiding station in North America. The Lighthouse was completed in 1874 and contains 219 circular steps to arrive to the top. With stunning 360 views of the coastline and the town of St. Augustine, the lighthouse is truly a beacon seen near and far.
Categories: 2013 Project 365, Florida, travel
Emily Carter Mitchell ~ Nature as Art 
Great pics, love the song too!
Isn’t that an awesome song? Been a while since I’ve heard it. Thank you so much.
I love the photos, because I love lighthouses! But, I’m not sure how they can classify this as the oldest in North America. The oldest surviving lighthouse is the Sambro Island light in Nova Scotia, and we have several lights older than this one here in Michigan. Maybe “oldest navigational aiding station in North America” is different than oldest lighthouse? Not trying to be picky, just wondering, as I know one of the lights I photographed this spring was completed in 1867 as a replacement for the original, built in the 1840’s.
Ah maybe I should have explained better. This existing lighthouse is not the oldest lighthouse. The location is the oldest location where a beacon light gas existed. The one before this was blown away. And they used lights before that time. Think of Ponce de Leon time 500 years ago
Yeah, I figured that out later after looking up that light online after I had commented. Sorry.
Hey..you know me..we love to learn! And..I’ve been known to be quite wrong. 🙂
Very well captured, lighthouse so fascinating… 🙂
Thank you so much Drake ! I wish I could have gotten a better view of it from a short distance, but it was tough.
That first image, I dream of getting an image like that, but it never happens for me, can you tell how jealous I am. I forgot to reply and say I got your message too and that would be fine.
Walk up 219 steps and you too can get this image. :-). Aren’t there lighthouses where you are ?
Yeah, but we usually have to pay to go up them. I might have to try it though. Not too sure about the 219 steps though, haha 🙂
Well, I did pay an entrance fee, but the steps took a little bit of work.
I can imagine.
Working on your email tonight my dear.
Such a wonderful graphic quality to these, especially the first one!
Thank you so much Lisa. There are several more, and it is really hard to pick a favorite.
Beautiful shots!!!
Thank you so much Rexlin.
A really beautiful lighthouse, Emily. Love the happy song. 🙂
Thank you so much for your kind words Sylvia. I miss visiting your blog, and am now home for a bit so I can catch up on my reading. Hope you danced while singing. 🙂
🙂 Yes, a song and dance act would be appropriate.
Let’s do it ! We would be world famous. 🙂
You first, Emily. 😀
You betcha
Lighthouses – my favourite symbol for safety and rest!!!
Aren’t they wonderful ? I really need to gather my lighthouse images together. I think I’ve got about six or seven of them in my portfolio. Maybe more.
those pictures are really beautiful, i especially like the first one a lot!
Thank you so very much Evi. 🙂