Storm Recovery

Haverstraw Bay Park, in Rockland County, is located along the Hudson River . . .




 . . . and provides access to the water front for the public's recreational use.

Due to damage caused last year by Hurricane Sandy,  parts of the waterfront have been fenced off, until repairs can be made.

However, it looks like nature has decided to take matters into Her own hands! 

Back to Life*

I am very fortunate to have an abundance of trees in my neighborhood.  There's a particular set of trees that I pass on my way to the train each day.  I call them "Elegant Line".

 

Of this set of trees I had a particular favorite because, in addition to being able to see it as I walked down the street . . .

. . .I could also see it once I got to the train platform. . .

. . .almost like a parent seeing their child off for the day. . .

Then Hurricane Irene paid a visit.

As if with a knife, she sliced my little tree in half!  But yet. . .afterwards? There it still stood and I marveled at it’s tenacity in Irene's wake!

Unfortunately, a year later, Hurricane Sandy roared through and finished off what Irene started, blowing down what was left of my little tree, leaving only a stump.

However, this year's unusually wet summer has been a gift.  Now, where there was only a stump, new life has emerged. . .and flourished!

Without endings, there can be no beginnings.  Without sadness, no happiness.

*In Memoriam
R.A. Johnson 1921-2011 ~~ C. Wills, 1933-2013 ~~ D. Lanier, 1936-2012 ~~ R. Carpenter, 1946-2013 

~~~ Never forgotten, and very much missed ~~~

Point of Departure

RePeeks:* Paved Paradise

 

The whimsical little curbside garden is gone! (see The Curb Repurposed)




Although seemingly enduring, circumstance can often be quite fleeting.

Here one moment, gone the next. 

In some cases this is part of a natural cycle. . .


. . .In others, it can be an abrupt or unexpected change.

Whatever the case, enjoy your encounters with delight and whimsy, however long or brief!

*The "RePeeks" series, will occasionally revisit former Peeks that have disappeared or changed in some way.