Thursday

Nothing sweaty about today. The wind came back up and a cold front spun it around to the north. A north wind is a dry wind here. 81 degrees and a dry breeze from the north.

I love this billboard near our home; a constant reminder that not everything is as permanent here as we might otherwise think.

We live on a barrier island. Our island paradise intercepts and diffuses hurricanes from the gulf before they get to the mainland. There is nothing naturally occurring here that is over ten or fifteen feet above sea level. The weather takes what we build and makes it impermanent. We build here and live here, recognizing that we’re not really in charge; we’re just using the space for a while.