The move towards finding a takeout for lunch brought us past more oyster lease sites and in the distance, you can see the famous lighthouse.
We also began to see what has happened in very recent years due to ocean rise. Many front ground trees are dying.
At long last, we see some beach land and maybe we have to wade through a little bit of grass but we are prepared.
But no! Just ahead and around the end of this island is the channel that opens to the great bay and the past hurricanes have cleared all the grasses away for our landing.
The hurricanes have also brought down some very large trees.
Above just some Ents and us. We have a huge beach all to ourselves and you can't beat the view. (Even if the horizon is off.)
Well almost all to ourselves...
Well, that was peacefully rewarding and I am glad you came along to the end. I am going to rest on this log and stretch my legs. Can you pass me a bottle of water from the cooler?
Sad to see the Ents skeletons...they were once big and held many leaves. Glad there was a bit of beach life left to share lunch with you all!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous lunch location!
ReplyDeleteEnts, I had to look that up. :)
Fascinating. Great photos telling the story.
ReplyDeleteHere we put a sand berm up in the winters. Soon there will have to be a berm year round. We are just grateful that home is above the mean high tide line and the new mean high tide line.
The dead trees are a great subject although they are also a loss.
ReplyDeleteI had to look up Ents also.
ReplyDeleteYou found some wildlife!
The dead trees are a strong indicator of climate change and rising sea level. Beautiful place to spend a few days in a canoe.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful trip, thanks for sharing, although some of it is bittersweet.
ReplyDeleteIt's always shocking to see the size of the trees that can be brought down by a hurricane.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
You sure know how to pick a good spot to have lunch, and to keep company with a sapsucker is an added bonus. A dead tree for us means food for them.
ReplyDeletethat blue sky and the sand and the gray trunks of the dead trees make a really visually pleasing picture.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful..............The blue sky is alluring, and the beach, alone with your thoughts. Love it.
ReplyDeleteGoing along with you was a real treat. Such beauty and yet sad sights, too. The dead trees do make for great photography though.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely trip and great place for lunch. Ents are new to me, too.
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