"Three Tall Trees" was photographed in April, 2016 on Jekyll Island, Georgia.

These tall pine trees stood tall for many many years on Jekyll Island, Georgia. They first thrived and grew to maturity in what was a forest on the north end of the island. After years of beach erosion in that section of the island, the ocean waters and beach sand flooded into the forest. The salt water killed the trees, yet they still stood their ground for many years afterward as a witness to the heavens, beholding the beauty of the beach at sunrise, during the day, and at night. The winds and water of Hurricane Matthew would finally topple the trees in the fall of 2016 and the ocean waters would finally claim them.

This photograph is now impossible to retake making this photograph a historical record and a memory of things that once were. The land is always changing through the seasons of nature. Although these trees no longer exist, more trees will grow and eventually form new driftwood along the beaches of Coastal Georgia. The sands of our beaches shift over time. Erosion on one end of the island usually causes new sand to wash up on other parts of the island. Over time our islands can grow allowing new forests to spring up. So, it would not surprise me, if someone, someday in the future, finds three more trees standing tall on the beach, beholding and defying nature, Three Tall Trees.

I think this photograph will make a great fine art, beach art, or wall art piece for anyone who loves Coastal Georgia and the beaches, especially at night.