a quiet sunrise.. but a beautiful early morning

on over to the beach at 545am.. as sunrise was at 632am this early morning.. I would rather see it earlier ..clouds around but I stayed the course.. patience, patience as the sun finally appeared behind the pier just over the horizon for a short-short time before going behind the clouds.. a beautiful morning just the same.. not many peeps were out on this Sunday morning.. the regulars-- 'dog-walkers'-- were headed west along the beach away from my location from 40th street.. on the drive back home stopped at Rt 17 and Persimmon Rd in the 'open area' to fly the Mavic Air 2 drone once again trying to 'pick up' the sun as it got above the treeline.. and for those that know-- I have NO Croissants to deliver !!  here's the Drone Video link  The Sun Is Shining Drone Video

well before sunrise

sand was up to the top step --now gone

not many peeps out and about this early Sunday morning

a 'quiet sunrise'..  too many low clouds

sun above the clouds on Main Street as I was leaving the beach

yesterday's 'other shoe' found on main Street

atop the Sunset beach Bridge the sun above the Intracoastal Waterway

Turkey Buzzard

and a couple of more on the drive home

before sunrise on my Sky Map app on my Note 9 phone

finally a sunrise

finally a Sunrise but with lots of clouds after 6 days without one with a Hurricane thrown in the mix and mucho many early mornings of rain, lightning and thunderstorms too.. low tide today .. wow-- what erosion as the Hurricane made landfall on the very next barrier island a couple of miles away to the East on Ocean Isle Beach on Monday late nite at 1110pm with a Full Moon coupled with High Tide-- a bad combination.. and to top it off I spoke to a couple of Turtle-Watcher Group members -- all the Turtle Nests that lined the dunes were destroyed by the storm

before sunrise

a lot of beach erosion from the storm

plenty of grass, reeds and debris washed up on to the beach

someone walked out of their sandal on the dunes

calm seas today

some more dog-walkers heading west

more storms offshore and lightning galore

over to the island at 540am.. no beach today.. lightning filled the skies along the beach with an offshore storm putting on a 'light show' once again...  by 9am the sun was shining.. by 1130am the rain was here again and stayed with us all day long.. more rain in the forecast for the next couple of days.. it's wet   a short 49 second video .. the last 10 seconds will show you why I didn't walk out on to the beach this early morning   ....    Lightning Storm Video link

more rain..

over to the island early this morning at 545am before the non-sunrise..clouds filled the sky ... as I crossed over the bridge it started raining.. after about 10-15 minutes I had enuff.. as I drove over to 40th street-- no good  so back home it was.. we don't need any more of the wet stuff... skies cleared by late morning and it turned into a sunny day....   the storm continued on its course northbound-- NY and the Northeast got hit much harder than we did down here in southeast North Carolina even though the storm was downgraded to a Tropical Storm..   more rain in the forecast for us in the next few days.. wet is the word

it's early morning cleanup time..

the cleanup.. up and outside in the yard at 545am.. no beach or island today..  not much to do actually.. had a few bigger branches in the back yard.. it all fit in the Traverse and brought it over to our recycle center -- one trip.. just received some pics/videos from my nephew out in Nassau County in Upper Brookville near Oyster Bay on Long Island.. great googlee mooglee.. he's got a few trees down.. debris all over the place.. they got hit a lot harder than we did-- what a mess

an early morning storm.. and a hurricane

with Tropical Storm--soon to be Hurricane--Isaias coming up from the SSE.. headed over to the beach for the non-sunrise at 540am.. on to the beach in the dark for a few minutes before some light showed up.. walked east one block on the beach.. looked over my shoulder to the SSW.. an UGLEE sight as a monster storm was approaching from well offshore.. sure seemed to be moving fast though.. started the walk back as I knew what was to be.. some peeps are oblivious is all I can say.. I mentioned it to a few of them.. as I started walking the short way back to the Gazebo and toward my car the winds picked up.. the temperature got a lot 'kewler' with bursts of really windy kewl air coming off the ocean--the kewl air is the first telltale signs of an impending thunderstorm.. the storm was here with a crackle of a lightning bolt after I got in the car.. bada-bing bada-boom.. a short trip to the beach.. back at the house the rain slowed down some.. looks like no sunrise for tomorrow morning as the storm is supposed to pass thru here between 6-9pm tonite right at High Tide with a Full Moon .. not good with storm surge warnings posted.. at the house.. took down the hanging plants .. cleaned out the gutters after I had checked them with my drone yesterday afternoon-- so e-z.. bird feeders get taken down in a couple of hours.. then we are digging in

just made it back to the car and the rain started on the drive home

back at the house at 7am.. rain slowed up

UPDATE: 1110pm  Hurricane Isaias made landfall just northeast of us at Ocean Isle Beach, NC for the past few hours we've had rain with winds up to 42mph with some higher gusts..  the EYE passed over us at around 1030pm  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tropical-storm-isaias-expected-lash-carolinas-life-threatening-storm-surge-n1235622

an uglee early morning..

it was an uglee cloud filled early Sunday morning before 6am on the island.... no beach today.. no sunrise today.. just a B&W pic says it all.. by 8am the sun was shining.. blue skies right now in the mid-morning.. and hot hot hot

we moved south to our present hacienda Aug 2, 1990 3 days after I retired from being 'on the job'.... today --Aug 2, 2020 we are living down here in southeastern NC 30 years-- minus of course all the cruises we've been on-- 90 total with 87 of them on Holland America

Tropical Storm Isaias is working its way along the Florida east coast heading up our way with now the forecast showing landfall in our area at the NC-SC border on early Tuesday morning..

a lot better at the beach this early morning

as sunrise gets later and later at 626am today-- I seem to get to the beach earlier and earlier.. on the beach at 540am on this early Saturday morning.. still dark.. so the camera settings get 'opened up' a smidge before sunrise.. some low clouds but a nice breeze as Tropical Storm Isaias is making its way NNW toward Florida from Puerto Rico.. the forecast shows it will turn into a Hurricane sometime today...we'll be getting it on Monday during the day as it will move north up the East Coast passed us .. just wonderful.. the Northeast is in its path for Tuesday- Wednesday.. not as many peeps out this morning for some reason...that's fine with me.. a mostly sunny and hot day into the high 80's until mid-afternoon when the thunderstorms with plenty of boomers rolled on thru..

surf is getting ruff

sun gets above low clouds

a pretty sight

dog-walkers heading west along the beach

another view with a reflection

leaving the beach

looking west again

a last minute look along the dunes walkway

clouds and more clouds

with so many clouds around on this early Friday morning I passed on heading on to the beach..  over to the island I stayed along the causeway..  a quiet morning.. as  Tropical Storm Isaias that just hit Puerto Rico is making its way NNW toward Florida and eventually up along the East Coast passed us forecast for this coming Monday.. we shall see what develops