Mid April Ed and I escorted visiting family to Liberty Island for a trip to, and up, the Statue of Liberty.

The morning started grey and rainy but turned sunny and blue around the time we reached the viewing gallery in Lady Liberty’s crown, allowing for some contrasting views in approach and retreat.

Yes, some pics here will be much like the typical, classic shots of the statue you have seen elsewhere. But I promise, many others will be far more unusual.

So among the expected, also expect some rather unexpected pics.

Her lips, as seen from within.

One of her eyes…

Tourists used to be able to climb up the statue’s arm to an outdoor viewing gallery in the torch. This is no longer allowed. But in 1942 Hitchcock staged the climax of the thriller “Saboteur” there. It’s possible that Robert Cummings and unfortunate Norman Lloyd’s antics helped contribute to the closing of the torch to the public*.

So long, Lady Liberty, keep standing up for our finest ideals, even when we falter…

*I jest. In truth the torch has been closed to the public since 1916.