I walk out by Palmer Island

With the Days longer and sunrise early, I am mostly going to spots a shot drive from home at the moment, as I like to get to the spot I go to around 45 Minutes before sunrise and with the sunrise at the moment at 5:10, and me generally up and about and ready to head out at around 4AM or a little after, means I head to spots no more than a 15 minute drive, which keeps me mostly around the New Bedford Area.

and one of the spots I head to now and again is the Hurricane Barrier wall and the Harbor walk built on top of it, and if I park at one end of it, I can also walk out by Palmer Island, which I did on the day I took these shots

Nestled in New Bedford Harbor, this 6-acre island holds centuries of coastal history.

Before it became a protector of the whaling fleet, it was known to the Indigenous Wampanoag people as Toshkowwong.

what draws some to this spot is its main claim to fame at the moment the Palmer Island Light, which was built in 1849 from rubblestone. For decades, it guided massive whaling ships home from grueling multi-year voyages.

It even survived the devastating 1938 Hurricane, though the keeper's house was tragically swept away.

Today, you can walk out to the island via the historic Hurricane Barrier at low tide to stand where keepers once stood

And here it is with some nice sunrise color as a backdrop