Embracing the Storm by lauriehiggins

Embracing the Storm

My daughter Melissa and her boyfriend Daniel and Steve and I went down to Nauset Beach to check out the action. The wind was so strong you could lean into it and it would hold you up. I love this photo of Melissa embracing the storm with such exuberance. By the time Irene hit us, she had been downgraded to a tropical storm, so the damage so far has been limited to some downed trees and limbs. The wind is still blowing like crazy and the power keeps flickering, but I think we've escaped the worst of it.

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Beautiful emotional shot you've captured here. Just perfect!
August 29th, 2011  
Wow! Great Irene shot! Love the lean and the pose! :-)
August 29th, 2011  
This is awesome! And I'm so glad to hear that Irene was all bark and no bite. We got absolutely Nothing from the storm.
August 29th, 2011  
Very powerful on several levels. Awesome shot! Happy that you weathered the storm reasonably well.
August 29th, 2011  
That is such a great photo Laurie, and you can really feel the wind in this shot.
August 29th, 2011  
What a great memory for them.. awesome shot...
August 29th, 2011  
brilliant, love this! faved! so happy you are all ok
August 29th, 2011  
fabulous shot!!
August 29th, 2011  
Wow! Great capture
August 29th, 2011  
Perfect title! Great energy in this.
August 29th, 2011  
woo hoo! Love this capture!
August 29th, 2011  
oh thank goodness that you are okay...i was worried about you. thank you for the update. this shot is glorious...love that she is just living in the moment and letting the wind flow through her.
August 29th, 2011  
great shot!! Wellington (NZ) wind gets so strong you can literally lean against it and not fall down. glad it all turned out ok...well relative to the typhoon in the Philippines which was at the same time.
August 29th, 2011  
Great shot
August 29th, 2011  
Great shot,i can feel the wind
August 29th, 2011  
Great ctach I a glad for your sake the storm became weaker
August 30th, 2011  
fantastic shot!
great you guys are all ok
you can't compete with mother nature :s
great shot Laurie :)
August 30th, 2011  
i love the exhilaration in her body language! you really captured an amazing moment.
August 30th, 2011  
I'm soooooo happy Y'all came out the other side in one piece. Wonderful picture :-)
August 31st, 2011  
wonderful shot indeed!!! love it
August 31st, 2011  
Such a great shot! I love how well you captured the angry seas. I'm definitely glad Irene didn't do much damage up there.
September 1st, 2011  
What a wonderful capture! You can just feel the wind when looking at her!
September 2nd, 2011  
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