My LBI Life

32 year old Josh is an amazing #father & role model! He is also a husband, son, brother, uncle, #soccer #coach, US Coast Guard #Veteran, student pursuing a Master’s Degree, #volunteer drug & alcohol counselor, and best friend with a contagious #laugh. Josh has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of #Leukemia, but a successful bone marrow transplant can save his life! Patients like Josh rely on bone marrow #donor registries to find matching donors. Getting swabbed can potentially make all the difference for someone like Josh- what a precious gift to give. Help Save Josh and Others and get swabbed on Wednesday March 6, 2013 from 12:00pm - 7:00pm at the Toms River Elks Lodge, 600 Washington Street, Toms River New Jersey #uscoastguard #help #savealife #tomsriver #nj #getswabbed #cancer #jerseyshore

Join the Beach Haven Fire Company for their 96th Annual Turkey Dinner on February 16th between 12pm and 8pm! Meal includes turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, dessert, coffee, tea, juice, soda and more! We won’t let the damages of Hurricane Sandy stop us from a tradition. Cost is $20.00 per person and directly supports the Beach Haven Fire Company. #beachhavenfireco #lbi #beachhaven #njsandy #sandy #firstresponders #jerseyshore

Driftwood on the beach in Holgate, the southern tip of LBI, a tranquil community in New Jersey. Life is slower here, if you’re on vacation, a seasonal resident or a year round local, have fun and relax tomorrow will come anyway.

Pillars Left

Set long ago these wooden pillars presumably once supported a pier or dock at the edge of the bay in Parkertown.

Rolling

My hope was to capture the softness of the waves gently rolling onshore. Life at the beach this day was calm and quite. The real LBI.

Water, Water Everywhere

A channel marker born from the earth provides safe passage for those who pass her. In the distance, the water tower forged from steel provides clean drinking for those who ask her. Both surrounded by water.

Life at Low Tide

Oh my! It’s green and it’s alive! Nature bring us plenty of life in and around LBI, even at low tide.

Flock of Sandpipers

Small but agile they fly majestically together, shifting in the wind like a school of fish swimming through the oceans current.

Viking Santa

The local fishermen at Viking Village aren’t searching for fame on reality television but they are quietly playing a major role in management and cooperative research by working closely with the National Marine Fisheries Service. These are hard working men who take pride in being leaders in their industry emphasizing responsibility, minimal impact to the environment and maintaining the fish habitat for future generations. They are our local hero’s.