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Love the pictures and videos, but the shell photo is my favorite.
By the way, just yesterday I was pondering a question similar to what you bring up in the OP, because Thomas Sowell discusses this point. He says something obvious but controversial: if people choose to live in areas at risk of storms and other natural phenomena that could destroy their homes, it shouldn’t be the responsibility of others to keep compensating them for their loss and helping them rebuild. I don’t remember if he was referencing in particular federal and state emergency funding, or whether he was including private insurance.
Oh Aaron: You make me want to go to the beach even with a hurricane bearing down. My husband and I went on a short trip to the Chesapeake Bay/Patuxent River side of southern Maryland but I don’t think it gave me quite enough ‘shore time.’ And yes, if people want to live on a barrier island or just the shore in general, they should be willing to live with the dynamic of that life. No building the 12 bedroom manse for $1 million plus unless you can self insure. Thanks so much.
I agree. As usual, voluntary associations and private charity (true charity) are preferable to government programs and mandates. Even with FEMA and the like, a lot of help and repairs still come from volunteers and good neighbors. There would be more if people didn’t assume government takes care of everything.
Gorgeous, as always, Aaron. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
We consider Orange Beach, the beach between Gulf Shores and Florida, our home away from home. The beautiful, clear water, the sugar beaches, the walk to the piers every day are our idea of luxury. Your pictures do it justice. Thank you.
Love the pictures and the stories, Aaron. Topsail Island, NC is essentially a sandbar. Every time there is a big storm that comes our way, I expect it to be totally gone. Most of the native North Carolinians who have homes there feel the same way.
If you think that’s a lot of shells…
And those are just the shells that hadn’t been buried yet. Sometimes they go several inches deep. But the best place to find the good ones, when the waves cooperate, is in the water.
One of these days, I’d like to make a trip down to Sanibel Island where larger and rarer shells are more common.