A view from the window ... a view from the terrace ... scroll down.
The Boardwalk is in the immediate foreground (not seen in the picture).
There's just something I love about Brighton Beach; wonder what it is.
Maybe it's the good fresh air; maybe it's those good looking swimsuits.
You have to love that "itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polk-a-dot bikini"
That was a big hit in the summer of 1960 (both the bikini and the song).

The surf on a cloudy day (on the beach looking south-west)

Winter sunset (on the beach looking south-west)
New Jersey and Staten Island in the background.

Winter sunset (from the terrace looking south-west)
Zooming in over New Jersey and Staten Island.
Confession, confession - this is a contrived picture.
Here's something you might try for your desktop:

With Netscape: Right-click the picture. Click "Save Image As". Name it with the extension, "bmp" (sans quotes). That means you add a dot (.) and the letters bmp. On the top, "Save in" make it the Desktop. Open the picture. Click on File. Save As Wallpaper (Tiled) Do I have to tell you to close the picture? With Explorer: Right-click the picture Click "Properties" Click "Save Picture As">LI>Continue as you did in Netscape Now aren't you glad you visited this page?

Another sunset about late December ... sun is starting to move North again
Days beginning to get longer (but not warmer) and Winter is dead ahead.
That has something to do with heat gain and heat loss here on Earth.
Interesting subject; part of Earth Science (something like that).

Some related pages on this site ... I try to make it so easy for you.

One more; here is ... My View ... on a more cloudy day.
Sometimes I see nothing; like living in a cloud; could it be heaven?
All right, here's the way ... Old Brooklyn Used To Look ... some years ago, 1920?
Now for the history buffs ... Coney History 1609-1880 ... very humble beginnings.
And if that's too much ... Brooklyn - a Quick History ... for those in a hurry.
Great, here you can see an ... 1879 Map of Coney Island ... where everything was.
All right, here's the way ... Coney Island Hotels ... used to look years ago.
Look, old Coney Island's ... Beach & Boardwalk ... used to looked like this.
And now, just for fun, only ... Old Brooklynites ... could possibly understand.
And what do we have here - The Cyclone ... known all over the world.
And here we have ... Remember When ... fond reminiscing.

We'll return to the ... Navigator ... our contents page.