Few photos on social media convey the extensive storm damage along the beach.
This pier fragment in front of Calvin Klein's former home, serves as backdrop for many an exuberant selfie. Tone guys, tone!
Some owners are actively fighting Mother Nature, elevating their homes and moving them back from the ocean. Hope trumps experience in a community as ecstatic as the Pines.
Beach and boardwalk views of the same house.
Other FIPPOA members vent about the impact of beach reclamation on their property while Rome burns. Speaking of fires, this house is rising from the ashes of one that claimed four last season.
The deer, of course, remain oblivious. Can you spot them? I shared the house on the right in 1988, my first summer in the Pines. The beach was a LOT wider then.
Except for this unprotected home, the Grove held up better over the winter, perhaps because it didn't have as far to fall.
But four nor'easters did their share of damage on the bay side, too. Saltwater washed over much of the Enchanted Forest.
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