We had another storm roll in over the weekend, which coincided with a king tide yesterday. A king tide is an unusually high tide, which occurs during a full or new moon. We had a new moon on January 21, which was Saturday.
Now, the detrital beach chair (DBC) was already in a vulnerable position, having been moved from its overturned, embedded, house-facing position in the sand to an upright, seaside-facing position on the sand. How would it hold up to the rain, wind, pounding surf, and king tide? Would my beloved chair be carried out to sea without ceremony, recognition, or even a goodbye? We stood watch, safe and dry, behind our French doored deck, to witness the fate of my most beloved chair.
Of course, before there's a high tide, there's a low tide.
The DBC Presiding Over The Beach At Low Tide
However, the low tide always precedes the high tide. Yesterday was no different.
King Tide Approaches
Soon, it was time for the king tide to greet the DBC.
"Hello," said the King Tide to the DBC
In a flash, the battle was on!
The DBC Digs In
The DBC stood firm in its resolve, refusing to be taken by the sea, despite the onslaught of wave after wave.
Waves Be Damned!
Alas! Despite the good fight, the DBC goes down.
Ruh Roh
Then it tossed.
Tossed
And then it turned.
Turned
And then it flipped.
Flipped
And then it flopped.
Flopped
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The king tide twisted, turned, flipped, and flopped the DBC until it came to its final resting place on the other side of the detrital stairs, a good distance from its former position on the beach directly in front of our house.
Final Resting Place
As the DBC lie on its side seemingly defeated, the king tide began to recede. After a while, the DBC's hero, Mr. Bale, went down to the beach, rescued the DBC, and returned it to its rightful location in front of our house.
Love it! You've got us all rooting for a chair on the beach.
ReplyDeleteI love that chair!!!
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