Wading River ~ Long Island Sound November 2013

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these two shots show the bulkhead 

that was recently added to prevent

significant erosion ~ the whole hill

is starting to 'melt' downward 

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the bulkhead provides 

the only available defense

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its success stands in sharp contrast

to those sections not protected

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where there is a bulkhead

the ground above is lush with shrubbery

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versus other sections which

are slowly sliding downhill

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taking any restraining vegetation

with them

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the only footsteps

were those of deer

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until we, of course,

clomped our way around the virgin beach

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the hill is literally sliding down

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Mount Kilimanjaro

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one simply can't duplicate

the perfection of placement

that nature displays

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no bulkhead

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as the sand 

relentlessly cascades downward 

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I'm still trying to figure out

who composed that sign on the left

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all i can gather is ::

adults don't qualify as responsible adults

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i could never live anywhere

but in a large city like New York City

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but there is great beauty

still

on Long Island 

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