Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Driftwood Beach


erosion:  the act or state of eroding, the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves...

 

When I hear the word erosion, beauty does not come to mind.  Jekyll Islands Driftwood Beach is an example of extensive erosion and also great beauty.  Along a stretch of about a quarter mile is what I call a  graveyard of oaks and pines that sit in the sand.  These trees at one time survived on higher ground, but the sea and dredging in the ship channel has played a part in the erosion that leaves them stranded and dying in the powdery sand.
















Joy


 

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