David Whittemore's Two Hundred Fifty Pixels Wide : The Last Egret

The Causeway between Sacramento and Woodtucky is under about 8 feet of water right now due to some fairly heavy rains last week. The easternmost road of the town, the final frontier if you will, will by this time next year no longer be on the edge of town. Another mile or so of the habitat for the Snowey Egret will disappear forever. I wish the gentle white bird in the center of this depressing scene a safe landing.

Side note - why do all new construction of office buildings and strip malls these days have these "gun turret" tower things? Are we feeling so insecure as a country that we need to see "strong" fortress-like buildings around us?