For the past several years various friends of mine have rented a cottage in Amagansett, Long Island (actually it's not in town proper, but within the non-green area above Napeague State Park on this map) for the summer, and last Thursday I received word that all of the people renting it would be otherwise occupied this past weekend and was asked if I might want to go out there. And you know what, I did. Saying that you're spending the weekend in the Hamptons can conjure up images of fancy parties with P.Diddy and Issac Mizrahi followed by running down locals in your SUV, but my experiences have always been just going to the beach, then getting some food at a local clam shack or grilling something and then drinking and listening to music at the house, lying out and looking up at the stars, basic vacation stuff. And perfect. Here is a short photo essay detailing a typical day from daytime through bedtime (with beachtime pictured in the photo I posted last night).