When a mostly wooden bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Amagansett dating to 1895 began to fall apart and was abruptly closed to traffic recently, few residents who frequently use it were surprised.

Considering how many osprey one can see around here these days, it is hard to imagine that not all that long ago they were thought to be in danger of extinction.

The more oblivion looms, the more you want to pay attention, the more you want to listen and learn, the more you want to do things as well as you can.