Location Taken: Sea Girt, New Jersey
Time Taken: February 2011
It’s a fairly simple photo today, of the beach in the little town of Sea Girt in the central part of New Jersey’s shore line.
It’s a lovely beach, quite pleasant to walk around. It’s long and flat, with the buildings almost right up to the small dunes lining the beach. I found lots of little sea shells there, and even though it was winter and far too cold for swimming, there were still a few people walking along it, enjoying the ocean.
I wouldn’t recommend visiting it today, though. There’s a bit of a wind and a rain and a hurricane coming in and all that. The eye of Sandy is coming in only about 50 miles or so south of the town. And given the storm surge, all this lovely beach (and probably some of the lovely town) is going to get a little flooded. Or a lot flooded.
They’ve evacuated the town already, and denied access for the area near the beach, so at least the authorities are preparing as best they can.
Anyone in the path of this storm, please pay attention to any and all warnings and orders sent your way. The best way to deal with hurricanes is to prep your house to handle the winds and rain and get out of their way.
I can’t currently prep my place, but I am solidly out of the way, being in the Seattle area for my sister’s graduation. We’ll see what’s happening when I get back to Maryland. Dad’s flying back, though he can’t get in until late tomorrow, and Mom and I are driving back cross-country. At least I’ll get a lot of excellent photos, even if I’m missing a terrrific storm out east.
