"Ossabaw Driftwood B&W" was photographed in June of 2019 on Ossabaw Island, GA.
On the south end of Ossabaw Island there is a driftwood beach that has remained mostly untouched by human hands. The island is mostly undeveloped, thanks to the efforts of Sandy Eleanor West who was the owner of the island before she sold it to the state of Georgia as nature preserve.
Only the forces of nature are at work here. The effects of natural erosion, sometimes hastened by strong storms and/or hurricanes, is evident when you see a driftwood beach such as this. At one time, this oak tree was part of the forest. However the ocean eroded the beach and also some of the land. Now this driftwood tree sits in the water at the ocean's side. It's not the effect of global warming or sea level rise. These factors may hasten eroding in the future. However, as the ocean erodes one side of an island, it may indeed deposit sand on another part of the island thus creating new land. The islands can therefore grow and/or change shape over time.