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Walk in the woods

A carefully-built wall found in the middle of deep woods in Taghkanic (NY)... Must have been farmland many years ago.

Apocalyptic Catskills

Near the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, Greenport (NY). PHOTO: Laetitia Hussain

Frost

St. Mary’s

Eyes of the Storm

Everyone likes to scoff at “social media,” even those who use it most... as if its use consists of nothing but narcissists tweeting about their toddlers, or posting pics of their pedicures.

Which, usually, it does.

But during disasters, social media proves its worth. As Hurricane Irene progressed up the Hudson Valley, Facebook, Twitter, and the liveblogs which build upon them filled up with on-the-scene reports and pictures which, in a least a few cases, may have actually saved lives. The traditional media did its part, but mostly couldn’t keep up with the hoi polloi.

Above, you'll find links to a sampler just a small portion of the countless Irene photos posted online over the past 24 hours in the Hudson Valley. Wherever possible, the photographer has been credited, though a few were hard to pin down. (If for any reason you want your photo removed, just ask.)

Windows on Goodwill

Greenport (NY).

Skyport

Another building goes up in the Widewaters plaza in Greenport—reportedly a PetSmart and another $1/$5 store.

Summertime

Homemade strawberry-banana smoothie. (Cache of Christian Lacroix Evian found, improbably, at Big Lots.)

Cold Spring Road

Livingston (NY).

Fortune Cookie

Lubricious

Collection of oiling cans at Warren Street Antiques, Hudson (NY).

Urban Road

Stockport (NY). Click the image for a much larger view.