Four weeks into the aftermath of Hateful Harvey – – the hurricane from hell.

If you have ever visited/lived in the Texas Coastal Bend you know how charming it was… how charming it will be again!

Yes, Harvey wreaked havoc, destroyed homes, businesses and even lives but he did not break the spirit!

Where did the Port Alto beach go?

Severe shorline erosion Indianola

A few things out of place Magnolia Beach

Back to shrimping

Going west on hwy 35

The traffic lights are working

Entering Rockport-Fulton area

Backside Fulton Mansion

Historic Fulton Mansion faired well — the trees, not so much

Texas Throne pink port-o-potty

Beach Road cleared Aransas Bay

Once beautiful live oaks lined a charming street

Devastion. Mailboxes still standing

The once shade dappled lane to Goose Island State Park (home of the ancient Live Oak)

There was so much more to photograph. There were weary folks still digging through the ruble, swatting at mosquitoes and pausing to cry. The locals and volunteers shared kinship and friendship and displayed such gratitude for the simplistic things; basic items like trash bags, bug spray, and gloves – things we tend to take for granted on an average day.

Humbling.

Sorry, I did not have the heart to pick up a camera in those seconds of pained expressions amidst devastation – the ones that make for cover worthy photos. I simply lived in the moment and tried not to infringe upon their privacy or their grief.