High water along the Indian River Lagoon.
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
Extremely heavy rains last week added to coastal flooding problems that started with Hurricane Irma. The rocks in the foreground of the photo are normally high and dry!
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Among the mangroves.
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
July 26th is the UNESCO International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem so I thought this would be a fitting image. A scrubby old oak has also claimed the spot and the mangroves themselves are damaged from last year's hurricane but I always see beauty when I look low through the the trees like this.unescointernationaldayconservationmangroveecosystemindianriverlagoonintracoastalwaterwaytreebrackishwaterdockpierjettyproprootssonya63001018mmfloridabrevardcountymerrittislandecology
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Send reinforcements.
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
I'm afraid these weary soldiers won't make it through another hurricane season!indianriverlagoonintracoastalwaterwaymerrittislandfloridausasunsetspacecoastbrevardcountylongexposuresmoothreflectionappsonya63001018mmdockpiercrossbracebracingdamagehurricanematthew
From Water and Sky
Together again.
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
The boathouse on the right was recently rebuilt after being thrashed and lamed by Hurricane Matthew. All in now well and the old friends are together again.boathouseindianriverlagoonintracoastalwaterwaydockpierpilingboathousesunsetbrevardcountymerrittislandfloridalongexposuresonya63001018mm
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The disaster barge and the super moon.
Melbourne, Florida, USA.
I was unable to make it to Moraine Lake for the super moon so had to settle for the local boat ramp...and the moon from the night before. ;-)
There were two separate exposures for the foreground and the moon. I guess I got a little carried away but the moon nestled nicely into the clouds at this size.supermoonsupermoonlunaluneintracoastalwaterwayindianriverlagoonpinedacausewayparkmelbournefloridabrevardcountyspacecoastbargesonyalphaa63001018mmsel1018
From Water and Sky
Still standing.
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
Hurricane Matthew hurled fury at our shores but failed to dissuade my steadfast old pier piling friends!hurricanematthewindianriverlagoonintracoastalwaterwaybrevardcountymerrittislandfloridasunsetspacecoastskiesreflectionwaterreflectedskypinedacausewaysonyalphaa6300rokinon12mm
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The first sunset after the hurricane.
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
The western eye wall of Hurricane Matthew crept menacingly close to us here but most of the structural damage was limited to the docks and boathouses that line the Intracoastal Waterway. We're deeply grateful we were spared and sadly mindful that many, many others experienced much worse from Matthew's fury.hurricanematthewtropicalcyclonewindstormpinedacausewaymerrittislandfloridabrevardcountyspacecoastintracoastalwaterwayindianriverlagoonboathousedockbridgesonyalphasmoothreflectionappa63001018mmsel1018pierpiling
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