October 26, 2009

Late Sunrise

By ann

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…

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October 25, 2009

Sunday Sights

By ann

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.

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October 24, 2009

Beach Traffic

By ann

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

Enjoy!

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October 22, 2009

October Summer

By ann

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.

 

 

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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!

 

 

 

Octsunrise Today’s sunrise- another pretty day  🙂

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October 21, 2009

More Beach Info

By ann

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!

 

 

 

 

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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!

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October 20, 2009

Avalon Beaches, continued

By ann

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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.

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October 20, 2009

Avalon Beaches

By ann

12thStPath12th Street beach path.

Tip:  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).

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October 20, 2009

Fall Colors

By ann

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.

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October 20, 2009

Back to the Beach

By ann

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 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.

 

 

 

 

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.

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October 18, 2009

Sunday Sights

By ann

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.

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