The dock at the right-of-way on Sunday morning, Sandy minus 24 hours; the full-moon tide had raised the sea level above the stone wall. Twenty-four hours later, at the beginning of the storm, we can visualize the sea level at ten-fifteen feet higher. I have not heard of how the Poggy bay dock fared.

Image no. 2 is Woodbury pond about a quarter-mile from the house; with the diminishing daily sunlight, coming home to the lake means doing so in darkness. In the distance on the water are several flights of Canada geese floating around and honking; I confirmed what they were only because they flew over toward us before we left…