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Waves of voices . . .
December 20, 2008: The eve of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, when the sun stands still upon our horizon, having come full circle, completing its 2008 cycle. Soon, its movement forward begins anew, and our new year begins. For now, we too, pause and celebrate our blessings, and share joy with all those in our lives.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008: Wishing upon a star . . .
I looked out my window just at sunset and voila! the moon, Venus, and Jupiter in
conjunction. Astrologers say the alignment foretells good tidings.
Friday, November 21, 2008: This time last November I enjoyed my last swim of the 2007 season. I was perfectly warm in the calm ocean and on the sunny beach. Not so this November! Today, it snowed here!
Snow at the beach always looks so
surprising. Probably because we
enjoy the beach mostly during warm
months and therefore associate it
with warm weather.
COMMENTS:
Hey Di! What's the point of living down
south if it's snowing there before New England!? Get your money back and
move up north!
Bruce
This
is unusual weather, Bruce! But once it clears, I'll get out through the
floodwater and collect the sand dollars. I'll bring you some too!
Diane
We've had 3-4 snows here! (Western North Carolina mountains) Nothing over an inch or two and sometimes just a dusting, but still, early this year. This morning it was 11 on the mountain at Killan's Knob here . . . brrrr! Anyway, funny to see snow there.
Kat
kmtrain@hotmail.com
http://www.kathrynmagendie.com
Tuesday, November 4, 2008: It rained all day today, and the wind blew hard. Just at sunset, the clouds parted briefly and a rainbow graced the sky over the Atlantic Ocean.
 I looked out my front window the next
morning –– had the ocean come to my
front door from a 1/4 of a mile away? It
blew and poured all through the night.
The ocean overwashed the dune. Rain
and ocean water flooded the marsh, then
my yard, right up under the house. With
the ocean so heavy lately and onshore
winds, it has soaked the ground under the
island and is seeping up to the surface.
Between the center house and the house
furthest right is the space where the first of
these houses stood just two weeks ago
before collapsing due to beach erosion.
Now the ocean washes through, runs into
the marsh, and down the road.
Sunday, October 19, 2008: I looked out my front window through the marsh to the sunrise over the ocean as I do every morning (www.oceanmag.org/sunrises.aspx); everything was fine in my neighborhood. A few hours later, I looked out again, grabbed my camera and raced through the marsh to the dune. The power took my breath away.
This $3 million dollar vacation rental home in Rodanthe, North Carolina was built about 15 feet behind the dune, instead of the 60 feet as required by Dare County. In the 5 years since its construction, it has exasperated the beach erosion so much in front of it that the dune was pushed back behind it, and the waves crashed into the house even on calm days this past summer. Northeast winds and heavy surf caused the beach to erode enough that the front pilings collapsed and the house fell into the Atlantic Ocean (photo to the left). After more cracks shortly after its fall, it settled to its right side (photo to the right). The waves and winds continue to break up the house. The first of its 3 floors is gone, scattered throughout the ocean and along the beach for miles. Gradually, it will break apart and disintegrate. This is more than a crying shame.
COMMENTS:
Good Gawd. What a photo!
Kat
kmtrain@hotmail.com
http://www.kathrynmagendie.com
Man v. Nature. No contest!
Angie
http://angie-ledbetter.blogspot.com
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