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  • A panorama view of the Avenue of Oaks of Retreat Plantation, St. Simons Island, Georgia.  Desaturated.
    AvenuePanorama.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    Twilight Dunes-5.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    GIRE_067.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    Twilight Dunes-4.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    Twilight Dunes-10.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    Twilight Dunes-9.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    Twilight Dunes-8.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    GIRE_068.jpg
  • Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found:<br />
large quantities of sand<br />
persistent wind capable of moving the sand<br />
suitable locations for sand to accumulate<br />
The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge.<br />
Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion.<br />
After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type.<br />
Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.
    Twilight Dunes-7.jpg
  • Retreat Plantation Avenue of Oaks in the morning mist. St Simons Ialand, Georgia.
    Retreat Avenue
  • A view of the salt marsh from Village Creek Landing on St. Simons Island.
    Winter_Marsh_BW-2566.JPG
  • A stand of trees on an island or hammock in a salt marsh along the Southern Atlantic Coast.
    Morning_Marsh-2393.JPG
  • A view of the salt marsh from Village Creek Landing on St. Simons Island.
    Morning_Marsh-2566.JPG
  • a view of the salt marsh from Village Creek Landing on St. Simons Island. Looking towards Hampton Marina.
    Morning_Marsh-2553.JPG
  • Cumberland_Horses_TheGreeting.jpg
  • Cumberland_Horses_Grazing.jpg
  • Twisted Oaks, Cumberland
  • Cumberland Shorebirds
  • Cumberland Oak
  • Cumberland_Horses-0879.PSD
  • Cumberland_Horses-0736.PSD
  • Cumberland_Horses--2.PSD
  • Cumberland_Horses-.PSD
  • Cumberland_Lane.jpg
  • Beach Grazers
  • Beach Trio
  • The Conversation.jpg
  • Indigenous_Details-28.jpg
  • Indigenous_Details-26.jpg
  • Printed on archival metallic paper.  Print size:  6x9  Framed: 10x13<br />
$180.00
    Critter Prints III.JPG
  • Printed on archival metallic paper.  Print size:  11x14  Framed: 17x21<br />
$380.00
    Critter Prints II.JPG
  • Printed on archival metallic paper.  Print size:  6x9  Framed: 10x13<br />
$180.00
    Critter Prints V.JPG
  • Printed on archival metallic paper.  Print size:  6x9  Framed: 10x13<br />
$180.00
    Critter Prints IV.JPG
  • Indigenous_Details-27.jpg
  • Printed on archival metallic paper.  Print size:  11x14  Framed: 17x21<br />
$380.00
    Critter Prints I.JPG
  • Printed on archival metallic paper.  Print size:  6x9  Framed: 10x13<br />
$180.00
    Critter Prints VI.JPG
  • Indigenous_Details-29.jpg
  • GIRE_072
  • Osprey with Fish II
  • GIRE_069
  • Quiet Conversation
  • Enjoying the Breeze
  • Appaloosa Dunes.jpg
  • Behind the Dune
  • Dune Horse Feeding
  • Vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2349.JPG
  • Dead trees stand watch over the edge of a creek in a coastal Salt Marsh on the Southern Atlantic coast.
    Morning_Marsh-2402.JPG
  • Resting
  • Into the Dunes II
  • Vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2338.JPG
  • Palmetto plants line the edge of a coastal salt marsh hammock
    Morning_Marsh-2340.JPG
  • Light streams through the couds over a coastal salt marsh on the Atlantic coast.
    Morning_Marsh-2365.JPG
  • vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2221.JPG
  • High tide covers marsh grass in a coastal salt water marsh along the Atlantic
    Morning_Marsh-2243.JPG
  • Salt marsh grass is lush and green after a storm.
    Morning_Marsh-2245.JPG
  • Vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2265.JPG
  • Palmetto plants line the edge of a coastal salt marsh hammock
    Morning_Marsh-2331.JPG
  • Palmetto plants line the edge of a coastal salt marsh hammock
    Morning_Marsh-2341.JPG
  • Palmetto plants line the edge of a coastal salt marsh hammock
    Morning_Marsh-2345.JPG
  • Palmetto plants line the edge of a coastal salt marsh hammock
    Morning_Marsh-2346.JPG
  • Storm clouds gather over a coastal salt marsh in Georgia.
    Morning_Marsh-2354.JPG
  • Salt marsh grass is lush and green after a storm.
    Morning_Marsh-2363.JPG
  • Trees stand on a coastal salt marsh hammock.
    Morning_Marsh-2398.JPG
  • Dead trees stand watch over the edge of a creek in a coastal Salt Marsh on the Southern Atlantic coast.
    Morning_Marsh-2405.JPG
  • Storm clouds gather over a coastal salt marsh in Georgia.
    Morning_Marsh-2411.JPG
  • Storm clouds gather over a coastal salt marsh in Georgia.
    Morning_Marsh-2258.JPG
  • Dead trees and great Egret sit at the edge of a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2302.JPG
  • A treen hangs over the edge a hammock in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2322.JPG
  • Storm clouds gather over a coastal salt marsh in Georgia.
    Morning_Marsh-2327.JPG
  • The light shines through stormy clouds over a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2336.JPG
  • A stormy sky threatens a coastal Atlantic Salt marsh
    Morning_Marsh-2339.JPG
  • Vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2381.JPG
  • Salt marsh grass is lush and green after a storm.
    Morning_Marsh-2400.JPG
  • A great Egret stands in the marsh grass
    Morning_Marsh-2534.JPG
  • Vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2320.JPG
  • A small palmetto covered hammock with trees sits in the middle of a salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2342.JPG
  • Vibrant green marsh grass lines the edge of a creek in a coastal salt marsh.
    Morning_Marsh-2378.JPG
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