Skipping the weekly wildflowers post on this one – the drought has not been kind, and even after about an inch of rain over the past couple of days, the wildflowers are pretty much gone by at this point. Still had a lovely walk, though.

The remnants of hurricane Erin passed offshore this week – these pictures are about two hours before high tide. She’s no longer a hurricane, and is hundreds of miles away at this point, but still pretty impressive. We could feel the spray up on the path.

Finally made it down to Crescent Beach after the January storms, and it’s not great. Like canyons carved into paths and large swaths missing from the former coastal line not great. Not surprising, but still sobering. I was heartened to see that despite how warm it’s been, nothing is blooming yet.