Ann Delaney Beach Blog

Category: Life at the Shore

  • Late Sunrise

    sunrise SO dark in the morning. Sunrise today – 7:20am. 

     The only advantage is that I can read the paper, eat breakfast, and still be out in time to watch the sunrise.

    Lights from the dredge in the inlet, and the North Wildwood Lighthouse added to my view as I walked over the beach path…

  • Sunday Sights

    sunset  Beautiful fall sunset tonight. 

    Another reason to be jealous of the home owners along the bay.  They have front row seats for the fire bright colors that linger even after the sun dips behind the marsh.

  • Beach Traffic

    fishing Our weekend weather is starting off better than predicted.  Warm and sunny for now. 

    Enjoy!

  • October Summer

    OctKayakingWhat a perfect day…

    Tuesday I needed a fleece jacket and hat for my morning walk.  On Wednesday, it was warm enough for kayaking on the bay.

     

     

    BridgeOpen

     I saw a surprising number of boats out Wednesday. Three were waiting for the 96th Street bridge to open.  I was fine paddling under the closed bridge!

     

     

     

    Octsunrise Today’s sunrise- another pretty day  🙂

  • More Beach Info

    yellowtape Major dilemma…to climb over or under the yellow tape to get to the beach  :)    Based on the foot prints on the sand, I am not the only one ignoring the signs!

     

     

     

     

    123rdnorth

     The Stone Harbor beaches south of 112th Street had some erosion, but no damage to their dunes.  South of 123rd Street (the Hobie Cat beach) was hit hard, but the point area is fine.  This picture was taken at high tide from the 123rd Street beach entrance- looking north.

    A beautiful day today to be outdoors…and at the shore!

  • Avalon Beaches, continued

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    20th Street- looking north.  The established dunes are in place.

     

     

     

     

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    12th Street- looking south.  The sand added in recent years to create longer dune paths is intact.

  • Avalon Beaches

    12thStPath12th Street beach path.

    Tip:  If a path is blocked, be careful of the drop off at the end!

     

     

     

    12thStSouth

    The damage to the north end beach is significant, but not as bad as expected.  There is a steep drop off at the end of most beach paths (I walked out -carefully- at 20th, 15th, and 12th Streets).

  • Fall Colors

    fallcolors At the shore, our exposure to traditional fall colors  is limited. 

     Trees along the high dunes and in the Bird Sanctuary provide some color. Blooming golden rod along the beach paths, and the marsh grass fading from bright green to an orange-brown are also signs of the season.

  • Back to the Beach

    Octbeachpath

     Brilliant sunshine for my morning walk.  1st challenge- getting on the beach.  Some of the paths are closed due to the erosion.

     

     

     

    OctShadow

     The sand dunes are damaged, but thankfully, still in place protecting the shoreline.

     

     

     

     

    OctBeach Enough beach for my walk  🙂

     Prior to the weekend storm, snow fencing and sand dunes surrounded the poles still standing- a perspective of the erosion of the dunes.

  • Sunday Sights

    Sunday High tide on Dune Drive! 

    Glad for a back parking lot at work.  Water is quickly surrounding the cars parked on the street.

    The winds are now from the north and expected from the north west by this afternoon.  That will keep the bay waters high, but help on the beach side.