Stretching Out To The Sea

SAVE THE SHUTTLE

Last Few Days Of Summer

She Said Yes

Hazardous Conditions- NJ

Scarred But Smarter

Scarred But Smarter

Long Beach Island, NJ

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the homes on Long Beach Island.  I speculate this is one of the homes that got kicked around during the storm.

Hudson House

The Hudson House

Beach Haven, NJ

Where Lisa Rests

Turning 90- A Cause For The family To Celebrate

And In The Beginning

Chowder Patrol

Massacre at LBI

Drifting Sand

Drifting Sand After A Wind Storm

Long Beach Island

October 2016

Need A Lift?

Prior to Hurricane Sandy (2012), it cost $25,000 to raise a house from ground level to 13 feet.  Since the flood, insurance companies have mandated that houses be raised to this level if homeowners want to get flood insurance.  Now, some contractors are charging $75,000 for this same service. There seems to be something wrong with making a big buck off of someone's disaster.

Something is Missing

Old Beach Haven, NJ

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    In March, my cousin's wife died unexpectantly.  I went to Long Beach Island for the funeral. But before I went to the funeral house, I drove around the length of this 18 mile  island and found that I was drawn to every old house, longing for the days when everyone was still alive: my parents, my grandparents, the aunts and the uncles. Where did they all go? I wanted to go back to 1972.

Hurricane Sandy- Almost three years later (NJ)

I traveled to Long Beach Island, NJ in March 2015. It was surprising to me to see how many homes are still under repair since the hurricane of October, 2012. I was told that too many people are in dispute with their insurance companies.  The companies claim the damage was due to flooding which is not covered under many policies.  The home owners claim  rain and winds caused so much of this damage.  And so there houses sit, broken, vacate and vulnerable to the next storm.