Letters from Grenada

One might decide to focus on the damage.

Conclude this house failed to weather the storm.

I choose to focus on the fact that it’s still standing.

Unconquered.

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Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada in 2004.

90% of the buildings on the island lost their roofs.

By 2008 most had been repaired or rebuilt, but some, like this one, were abandoned.

Standing here I was struck by the absolute stillness and silence, as well as the sense that the house was slowly but surely being reclaimed by the wilderness.

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Posted on February 14th, 2010 under Grenada • Tags: a sense of place, caribbean, Grenada, hurricane ivan, PHOTOS, tropical weather, weathering the storm. •  Print This Post •  Email This Post • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback