Another storm is spinning in the Caribbean – this one named Melissa.By the time she brushes Jamaica and bends north, the waves she stirs will be reaching all of us. And that’s the truth about the sea: nothing happens in isolation. A gust in the tropics becomes a ripple off the coast, and that ripple … Read more
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When the beach begins to vanish, so does our illusion of permanence. 🌊 The News Ocean City, NJ has declared a state of emergency after the nor’easter that hit nearly two weeks ago tore into the shoreline, washing away dunes and swallowing huge portions of beach between 1st and 13th Streets. Mayor Jay Gillian shared … Read more
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Where summer’s echo lingers, but the shore begins to dream. The Sea in October (an original sonnet by The Sandbar Society) The sea in October forgets her applause,Her crowd gone home, her laughter stored away.She hums to shells and kelp in gentle pause,And sighs through dunes where summer used to play. The gulls grow sparse, … Read more
Dive in to the post →Dear Year-Rounders, They pack up their umbrellas. They shake sand from towels and close the beach tags in little drawers. They call it “the end of the season.” But we know better. The beach doesn’t close.It exhales. It quiets. It lets the chatter fade until only the waves are speaking again. This is when the … Read more
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