{"id":4355,"date":"2018-09-13T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2018-09-26T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T20:49:55","slug":"florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=4355","title":{"rendered":"Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago I sat at the <em><strong>Tiki-Ti<\/strong><\/em> bar in Los Angeles watching a bartender making tropical drinks, like <strong><em>Hurricanes<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4356\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bar.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bar-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4357\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/house.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/house-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today I\u2019m sitting in my house in the fringes of Hurricane Florence. What a difference. Real hurricanes spawn emotions like no other. Preparation is tedious and keeping updated on the storm essential. But at some point one must cross the line of either staying or evacuating. It\u2019s a serious decision to make. Based on all the information I could process on Florence, I decided to stay.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was gorgeous with big puffy clouds and building surf.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Denise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4358\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Denise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Denise.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Denise-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is much different as weather rapidly deteriorates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/heavy-seas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4359\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/heavy-seas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/heavy-seas.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/heavy-seas-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highway 12 has no traffic and almost everyone&#8217;s gone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/signs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4365\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/signs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/signs.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/signs-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At noon the eye of Florence was right below Cape Hatteras and moving in on Wilmington.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/radar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4360\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/radar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/radar.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/radar-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the day, strong winds from the east had lowered the Pamlico Sound behind my place by about 4 feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/soundtide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4368\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/soundtide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/soundtide.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/soundtide-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overnight was wet and windy, though not extremely so. Barometric pressure never went below 1008 millibars. The <strong><em>bullet<\/em><\/strong> dodged us. Next morning the first place to look is Rodanthe Pier. It always was the go-to spot and still is. I hope this isn&#8217;t last legs for our local hangout. It&#8217;s a constant maintenance pit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4373\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier-house.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier-house-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This swirling environment is also tough on a new Leica lens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/south.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4379\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/south.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/south.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/south-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The erosion around the fishing pier has accelerated in the last few years, and it doesn&#8217;t resemble anything like it was 30 or 40 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4374\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/pier-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It appears the pier itself has basically been spared this time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cottages.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4375\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cottages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cottages.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cottages-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in North Rodanthe the beach continues its retreat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/salvo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4376\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/salvo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/salvo.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/salvo-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The beach in Salvo remains broad and more able to sustain nature&#8217;s onslaught.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s next, take down the plywood already?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago I sat at the Tiki-Ti bar in Los Angeles watching a bartender making tropical drinks, like Hurricanes. Today I\u2019m sitting in my house in the fringes of Hurricane Florence. What a difference. Real hurricanes spawn emotions like no other. Preparation is tedious and keeping updated on the storm essential. 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