Grappig en relevant project, via Mitch Roedoe.

Billy Stinson comforts his daughter Erin Stinson as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood on August 28, 2011 in Nags Head, N.C. The cottage, built in 1903 and destroyed by Hurricane Irene, was one of the first vacation cottages built on Albemarle Sound in Nags Head. Stinson has owned the home, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, since 1963. “We were pretending, just for a moment, that the cottage was still behind us and we were just sitting there watching the sunset,” said Erin afterward.

Twee van mijn teamleden hadden ‘slechts’ ondergelopen kelders, schade aan auto’s en tuin, maar zijn desondanks gigantisch dankbaar en vroegen beleefd om een vrije dag (…).

The Big Picture: Hurricane Irene