thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 2月17日 01時45分

Photo by @davidalanharvey. The barrier islands all up an down the east coast of the U.S. move around. Wind and water together change the shape and size of the islands daily. Northeasters and hurricanes of course often make dramatic changes in the sandy coastline and here in the Outer Banks of NC people often build houses precariously close to the sea. Throw in global warming and rising sea levels on top of nature’s way and sometimes it’s time to pick up and go. I shot this photo for NatGeo for an article on OBX. The house I live in was built on the ocean front and was moved just as shown here, back inland a bit to last a little longer. Yet in geological time, this whole spit of sand will go under water soon. Google the Outer Banks and get a satellite view and you will see what I mean. There will always be these sandy islands, yet shifted from where they are now. Still waterfront property sells as if this isn’t true. So why would we all live here,invest here? Seems crazy? Well we all love the drama I think. Hurricane season has us all watching the radar and deciding if we stay or run for the mainland. I’ve stayed for two major hurricanes hoping for the best. The power of wind and sea is exhilarating on a daily basis here. Generations have survived many hurricanes in the outer banks and so we figure we will survive the next one. The trade off is a spectacular place to live up against a possible total wipe out if a Cat 4 hit. We’ve seen on the news what that looks like. I’m one of the crazy ones who will take my chances. As a world traveler I see there are all kinds of dangers out there. Life is precarious. I’m here because of the weather, not in spite of it. It’s winter here now . Few tourists. I was up early this morning riding my bike in the fog. The sea quiet. The smells an elixir. Birds chirping. Spring on the way. Fire going. It’s all good, it’s all good.

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