12/31

this was actually my first time to the beach
since sandy hit almost 2 months ago

while there certainly was evidence of the storm
(including tons more sand on the beach)
this part of the world
(like many beach communities)
is fairly deserted & shuttered in the winter
so it was hard to tell what was due to damage
and what was simply a consequence of it being "off-season"

but there was no denying
an underlying desolation

may 2013 be brighter
in oh so many ways