Life On The Edges

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Port Mahon, High Tide and Raining

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Port Mahon, Delaware

I’ve been meaning to get back out here since the double nor’easters we had recently, but today’s the first time I made it. I decided spur of the moment to go out, so I didn’t check the tide charts and wasn’t sure how far from high tide it was (or on which side of it) when I got to the point where I took the first photo above. It was 20 minutes or so before sunrise, and darker than it looks in the photo, which I took from a position between the headlights of my truck. From there, I backed out – no way was I driving through water I couldn’t see the end of, especially after seeing the condition of the road further out. The 6th photo is where it looks like the road has completely washed out and been built back up with gravel, which is also beginning to wash back out. The last photo is where the water is still lapping right up to what’s left of the road on my way back out.

For more Port Mahon photos (mostly at much lower tides), click here.

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Ted Harvey Wildlife Area 2/2 (Sunset)

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Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Delaware

I dawdled so long down by the mouth of the river, I barely got back to my truck before dusk. I got eaten up a little by mosquitoes near the end of my walk, but it was worth it to be able to listen to the frogs sing down the sun out in the marsh.

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Bennetts Pier

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Bennetts Pier, Kent County, Delaware

It’s getting to be that time of year again, when on at least some mornings I can race the sunrise to the shore and win. As it turned out, there wasn’t much of a sunrise, but it was nice to know I can start spending more time on the bay shore without getting eaten alive.

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