What 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.
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 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!
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 Today’s sunrise- another pretty day 🙂
 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!
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 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!
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.
12th Street beach path.
Tip:Â If a path is blocked, be careful of the drop off at the end!
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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).
 At the shore, our exposure to traditional fall colors  is limited.Â
 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.
 Brilliant sunshine for my morning walk. 1st challenge- getting on the beach. Some of the paths are closed due to the erosion.
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 The sand dunes are damaged, but thankfully, still in place protecting the shoreline.
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 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.
 High tide on Dune Drive!Â
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.
 For the best view of a Nor’easter- head to the inlet in Avalon. I couldn’t see over the 7th Street sea wall from my car (I think that’s the point of the sea wall)…so had to get out for a better look.
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 Refreshing! A salt water shower for me and my car. So much for my comment about the crazy people driving through the flooded streets this morning  😉
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 A sand blasting on the 10th Street beach path finished my “storm chaser” field trip. Ouch!
Island:  noun. A piece of land surrounded by water.
Yep…that’s us this weekend!
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 This morning’s high tide caused flooding in the usual sections of town. Fortunately, no rain right now to make it any worse.
Saw cars driving through the deep water- I guess they don’t realize the water is from the bay (AKA- salt water) ??
Beach Traffic
Enjoy!