Cerberus and I had the crossing to Old Saybrook to ourselves. I could stand a year of Octobers, I thought.

My friend and I are stuck in something of a creative bind at midcareer, looking around and wondering where the community went.

I am reminded of an exhibition the Israeli Tennis Centers, just about all of which were said to be located in underprivileged Israeli neighborhoods, gave a half-dozen years ago at the East Hampton Indoor Tennis Club that Scott Rubenstein manages.