I woke up last week to a mystery. I was all set to mow the yard, but there was water standing in it out back. This is not unusual after heavy rains, but the ground was dry all around the house and it had not rained. The area was dry when I went to bed. I noticed we had some high tides from the astonomical high tides and some easterly winds, but nothing I haven't seen out here before. The water remained for several days, and my daughter and I wondered where the water came from. Then we had a big rain, but the water drained off quickly. What the heck? This week we noticed the grass and many ferns had died. Hmm. Here you see the dead grass and ferns.





This area is only about 35 yards from my house.



I walked on back and saw a swath of dead grass and ferns all the way back to the marsh. The woodpecker in this dead pine tree didn't even notice me.



The ground was still wet. I have never seen the ocean water come in this far, even in hurricanes!






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The salt water killed all those plants not tolerant of salt. I have never seen this here before, and I have been coming out here since 1995. So drive your biggest cars and keep a huge carbon footprint. I may soon be able to build a boat dock in my backyard if this rising sea water continues!