{"id":735,"date":"2010-09-04T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2010-09-04T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=735"},"modified":"2010-09-04T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2010-09-04T15:30:42","slug":"epilogue-to-earl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=735","title":{"rendered":"Epilogue to Earl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\">The final situation here was not nearly as bad as we were anticipating. Over wash on the oceanside was minimal, as was the moderate 4 foot surge from the sound. Other than some broken branches and debris in the yard, most everything is okay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\">Everywhere are signs of the power of nature, and it could have been so much different had <em><strong>Earl<\/strong><\/em> been any closer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-after.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-736\" title=\"dune after\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-after.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-after.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-after-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/clean-beach2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-755\" title=\"clean beach\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/clean-beach2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/clean-beach2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/clean-beach2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-plant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-737\" title=\"dune plant\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-plant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-plant.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dune-plant-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/flip-flop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756\" title=\"flip flop\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/flip-flop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/flip-flop.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/flip-flop-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/serendipity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-738\" title=\"serendipity\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/serendipity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/serendipity.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/serendipity-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\">Serendipity is still snug on its new location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/east-wind-steps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739\" title=\"east wind steps\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/east-wind-steps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/east-wind-steps.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/east-wind-steps-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Before the storm, these steps at Mirlo Beach were touching the sand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mirlo-beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-740\" title=\"mirlo beach\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mirlo-beach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mirlo-beach.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mirlo-beach-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>The oceanfront at Mirlo Beach almost always receives the highest impact. With one of the highest erosion rates in the state, it&#8217;s probably not long before these homes succumb to the ocean&#8217;s power. Yesterday the county just re-condemned three more properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/last-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741\" title=\"last house\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/last-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/last-house.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/last-house-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>The northern-most cottage,\u00a0<em><strong>Tailwinds<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is nearly on it&#8217;s last legs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tail-winds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746\" title=\"tail winds\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tail-winds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tail-winds.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tail-winds-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/s-curve3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744\" title=\"s-curve\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/s-curve3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/s-curve3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/s-curve3-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Looking at the S-Curve area, the scene is not as bad as anticipated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-745\" title=\"fence\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fence.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fence-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Two days ago, I would have bet money that this sand fence and dune would be completely washed away, along with some highway pavement. This being intact sums up our good fortune with <em><strong>Hurricane Earl<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hwy-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-747\" title=\"hwy 12\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hwy-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hwy-12.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hwy-12-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>NCDOT did not waste any time going to work clearing the highway. This morning at 7 AM, the road was opened to traffic for the big\u00a0<em><strong>Labor Day<\/strong><\/em> weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/pool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-748\" title=\"pool\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/pool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/pool.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/pool-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>But be careful about which salt water swimming pool you dive into&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Geneva;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The final situation here was not nearly as bad as we were anticipating. Over wash on the oceanside was minimal, as was the moderate 4 foot surge from the sound. Other than some broken branches and debris in the yard, most everything is okay. Everywhere are signs of the power of nature, and it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,22,26,30,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beach","category-buildings","category-outer-banks","category-storms","category-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=735"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":758,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735\/revisions\/758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}