Post-hurricane

Almost six weeks later, our neighborhood has persistent memories of hurricane Irene:



Shari's spruce tree - planted after her first Christmas in her house - may never recover






But I hope that the grass beside our house that was under seawater for four days will be green again next spring.

The Kuehns have a "beach" where they formerly parked their cars -- sand, rocks, and seaweed thrown over the seawall by the waves.







While the real beach still has good sand

The drainage system for the wetlands beside our house is still causing problems -- the water is rising again.

(The white pipe is part of the water-system repairs)

At low tide Jack used a long piece of rebar to try to free the flapper valve and unclog the pipe -- without much success.  Another phone call to town hall is necessary.  Maybe one of these days our taxes will pay for a much-needed new system.