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Town Report What’s happening all over the beach

R10 business briefs R12 Sun Salutations R14 the giving tree of the outer banks

The majesty of live oaks R18 history on hooves

Banker horses on the move

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This oil painting of the Buchanan Cottage in Nags Head is one of local artist Barbara Noel’s creations. Barbara traditionally works with oil paints, favoring Outer Banks cottages and scenes from Barbados, her wintertime vacation destination. This 24” x 18” painting is currently on display and available for sale at Max’s Pizza in Kitty Hawk.

from the editor To date, I’ve lived on four separate continents, and set up residence in at least seven different states on the continental U.S. Over the course of those travels, I’ve found that there’s a certain art to relocating – and it’s one that I don’t think I’ve ever quite mastered.

Take my first apartment as a newly minted postgraduate student in Utah, for example. I arrived there from more than halfway across the country, towing a single suitcase full of clothes (with several boxes of books still en route) and proceeded to heavily “invest” in IKEA for my basic living arrangements. All of which was pretty par for the course.

But what I remember most was climbing out onto my balcony that first night to take in the Salt Lake City lights and simultaneously thinking, ‘This is going to be amazing,’ and, ‘What on earth have I done?’

In my experience, that’s what it’s like to be a transplant – of any sort – and/or to undergo any type of change related to where, why and how we live. One part delight. And the other? Abject terror.

That second part eventually fades, of course. Like it or not, we’re resilient. We grow and we adapt – even when that outcome feels especially questionable in the beginning.

I thought about that idea a lot when I first read Meg Puckett’s inspiring story about the Dews Island mares and their journey from a secluded coastal home to a rescue farm that’s (relatively, anyway) bustling with other horses and people (R18). Though there were concerns that the mares would struggle to adjust, they surprised everyone by taking the transition in stride and ultimately thriving.

Home is what we make of it, after all. Just look at our photo essay on Outer Banks photographers (shot by another amazing local photographer, Ryan Moser of Ryan & Rach Photography on R24). Not only did each of them let us take a peek at what goes

on behind their lenses, but from detached offices to spare bedrooms, they also shared some fascinating glimpses into why their most cherished personal spaces can’t easily be separated from their life’s work…and their everyday lives.

In her essay on live oaks (R14), author Kelley Shinn also points out that – like the story of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein – experiences, stories and emotions can end up rooting us to certain locations, both literally and figuratively. I tend to agree with that sentiment, too. The Outer Banks is, after all, the place where I started from, and (so far, at least), it’s where I’ve ended up; a full circle, if you will, much like the one the boy takes in Silverstein’s classic tale.

That’s important because, in my mind at least, taking the time to examine where, why and how we live always requires some amount of reflection on where we’ve been – and where we might be going. Some of which we can plan for well in advance. Others, maybe not so much.

And that’s okay. It’s springtime now, after all. A season that’s often thought of as synonymous with change. For that reason alone, it might be the perfect time to look back, inward and around to assess how we’re currently doing things, and, yes – to both think and dream about what the future might yet bring. Because even if that’s met with some trepidation, we can still allow ourselves to feel completely exhilarated by the potential it holds.

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What’s happening in your town? Here’s a report from all over the Outer Banks.

Currituck County After years of increasing problems with summer off-road traffic in Carova, the county has put new beach driving rules in place. Effective on May 1, drivers of vehicles weighing less than three-fourths of a ton with a curb weight of less than 5,000 pounds (or not greater than what is required for safe travel for vehicles weighing more than 5,000 pounds) cannot drive with air pressure in their tires exceeding 20 pounds per square inch. The county will provide air-down and air-up locations on the beach. The Currituck County Board of Commissioners also adopted another ordinance in November that put restrictions on off-road vehicle driving behind the dunes.

Long-debated new requirements for vehicle passes to park on the beach were tweaked to allow two free passes for guests of 4x4-area residents, and to lift the requirement in the off-season. If passed, all county residents and non-resident property owners would be able to have unlimited free, non-transferable passes for a specific vehicle. There would also be exemptions for commercial fishermen, hunters, tour-operators and certain contractors. The ordinance, which did not yet specify fees, is expected to be in place by this summer.

Duck The Duck Town Council approved an amendment to the zoning ordinances that allows for the construction of living shorelines in order to restore wetlands and buffer properties on both the ocean and sound sides. The action was taken in response to an application from The Waterfront Shops in Duck, which had designed a shoreline protection and beautification project along the Currituck Sound.

Living shorelines use environmentally friendly methods to rebuild wetlands and eroded shorelines. They can be used instead of bulkheads to protect waterfront property.

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Southern Shores With storm water management and flood control named critical issues and the top priorities of the town code update project, the Southern Shores Town Council has approved a zoning amendment that would require fill inside setback areas to not exceed a 3:1 horizontal-to-vertical slope. The amendment would also allow the town zoning administrator to modify the storm water and lot disturbance permit requirements during construction processes, and it would require improvements to be maintained throughout the life of the permit.

Manteo For the first time since the 1980s, the town has secured the funds to hire a contractor, Carolina Marine Structures, to dredge an access channel in Dough’s Creek off of the Manteo waterfront. The 180-day project, which began November 27, clears 3,750 linear feet in the channel, and another 35,700 feet in the boat basin. The state Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging and Aquatic Weed Fund has paid 80 percent of the $648,901 contract. The remaining 20 percent cost share has been covered by an account held by the now-defunct Roanoke Island Commission.

Dare County Based on the North Carolina Department of Transportation information, the status of various bridge projects in the county ranges from not very good to excellent.

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As part of a $16 million rehabilitation, the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge – better known as the Alligator River Bridge – will be closed March 14 through March 20, forcing westbound drivers on U.S. 64 to detour on U.S. 264. The bridge’s swing span was unexpectedly stuck open for several hours in early February.

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All the permit applications for the so-called jug handle bridge in Rodanthe have been submitted, and construction is expected to begin by year’s end, with completion expected in early 2020.

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The replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet is more than 65 percent complete, and the new bridge is anticipated to open by the end of this year.

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Repaving of the surface of the eastbound lanes of the Wright Memorial Bridge should be completed by May. Work will continue under the bridge through fall 2018.

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The new bridge at Pea Island has been completed. It was named the Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge at a dedication ceremony on February 20 in honor of the first African-American to command a U.S. Life-Saving Station.

Kitty Hawk Town officials are actively seeking a replacement for the Sentara Urgent Care medical center that closed its Kitty Hawk location in December. In February, the Kitty Hawk Town Council approved rezoning two lots from beach residential to MS-1, which allows for emergency and government services. Although officials say the town is hoping to have a new center near the former clinic, no specific provider has been selected. Vidant Health, which operates the Outer Banks Hospital, is reportedly interested in the Kitty Hawk location.

Kill Devil Hills The Aviation Park roller rink, which was damaged in Hurricane Matthew in 2016, reopened in February after a complete restoration. The damaged rink, dasher boards and fencing were demolished and replaced. According to the town, Hatchell Concrete will complete the final touches on the $254,000 project when weather allows the placement of permanent surface coatings and markings.

Nags Head In a small step to address a severe housing crunch, the Nags Head Board of Commissioners approved a conditional-use application for an existing structure to be used for dormitory-style rental units this past January. The two-story building, located on the east side of U.S. 158, is the former site of the now-disbanded Outer Banks Community Development Corporation. The applicant plans to construct 10 bedrooms for dormitory use and maintain 12 existing residential dwelling units. A common living area will also be provided. The site already has 29 parking spaces, which exceeds the requirement.

Chris Turner, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, has been meeting with communities on the Outer Banks to discuss concerns about coyotes on the barrier islands. Numerous residents have reported sightings of the animals in residential neighborhoods, and the predators have killed some people’s pets. The town of Nags Head has hired a trapper to capture coyotes, but wildlife managers say that the animals, which typically fear humans, are here to stay. Turner says the best way to avoid coyote interactions is to make sure any food, garbage and compost is not accessible. Pets, especially cats and small dogs, should not be allowed to roam free outside, and dogs should be walked on a leash.

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A new supermarket in Kill Devil Hills Florida-based grocery chain Publix opened its Outer Banks store on Feb. 28. Located next to Lowe’s on U.S. 158 in Kill Devil Hills, the 46,000-square-foot store will employ about 130 staff members. The store is the latest addition to the numerous supermarkets that have been built on the Outer Banks over the past 20 years, joining three Harris Teeters, six Food Lions and one Fresh Market. Plans for a Lidl grocery store in Nags Head are also expected to move forward in the near future.

New program to encourage employment for working-age disabled The Outer Banks is threatened by offshore oil drilling In January, the Trump administration released a draft proposal that seeks to open the entire length of the North Carolina coast, as well as most of the nation’s other coastal areas, to the leasing of offshore oil and natural gas projects. Outer Banks leaders, including Dare County Board of Commissioners Chair Bob Woodard, Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce President Karen Brown and Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Director Lee Nettles, have expressed strong opposition to the proposal, saying it would risk harming the barrier islands’ beaches and its $1 billion tourism industry. Gov. Roy Cooper has promised to sue if the state is not removed from the proposal.

The state’s first passenger ferry under construction Work is underway at the Hatteras and Ocracoke ferry docks to get ready for the anticipated mid-summer launch of the Ocracoke Express, the first high-speed passenger ferry to be operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division. The 100-passenger catamaran-style vessel is intended to supplement the vehicular ferries that currently provide service between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. State officials anticipate that the new ferry will make up for visitation losses to Ocracoke that have resulted from a longer route required for vehicular ferries, as well as provide new business opportunities for both villages. The passenger ferry is scheduled to make four round trips a day from May through September, with a round-trip fare priced at $15. Free tram service will be available from the dock to Ocracoke Village on the south side, and free parking will be provided near the ferry dock in Hatteras.

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Dr. Mandy Cohen, the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, introduced the EveryBody Works NC program to local and regional business leaders this past February. The program, which was first launched in October, supports employees in the disabled community who are looking for meaningful, competitive jobs and also provides tax incentives and other resources to potential employers looking to tap the underutilized talent pool.

Answers to the affordable housing crisis sought The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce has launched a Community Housing Initiative Group to determine how to tackle the area’s growing housing shortage. Chamber President Karen Brown says that employers are finding it difficult to find summer help because rents are so high, and even many year-round professionals and government workers have difficulty finding affordable homes to buy or rent in residential neighborhoods. The Chamber is seeking to bring representatives from all parts of the community together to hammer out solutions.

Replacement radiation center planned Ground was broken on January 29 for the Outer Banks Hospital Radiation Therapy Center. The state-ofthe-art center is being built near the hospital in Nags Head, and it will replace the radiation facility that’s currently located a half-mile north, across from the Nags Head post office. The new building is the first phase of a plan to develop a single location for comprehensive cancer care, according to the hospital. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

Two spring music events to benefit local communities The seventh annual Mustang Spring Jam has been scheduled for May 20 in Corolla. The popular live music event, staged by Bearded Face Productions, is expected to feature five national touring bands and a performance of student bands from the Mustang Outreach Program, which teaches music and mentors students at local schools. A portion of the proceeds from the family-friendly event, held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mike Dianna’s Grill Room in Corolla, will go to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.

The third annual Dare2Care OBX Shred Fest has been scheduled on May 19 in Nags Head at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau’s Soundside Event Site. The event is a fundraiser for Dare2Care OBX, which is dedicated to building awareness for military veterans and to support inclusion programs for intellectually and developmentally disabled community members. Scheduled performances at this year’s Shred Fest include the return of the talented 10-member OBX Shredders, an inclusive rock band that debuted at last year’s festival to much acclaim. The family-friendly event will feature live music performed by multiple bands on two separate stages and numerous activities.

Currituck to operate historic Jarvisburg school museum In February, the Currituck County Tourism Department agreed to operate the nonprofit museum, with the assistance of the school’s board, according to the county tourism director, Tameron Kugler. Kugler said that the nonprofit has had difficulty keeping the site open more than one day a week without staffing help from the county, which owns the land and the building. The restored 1868 African-American school, one of the oldest in the country, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may possibly have some connection to the Roanoke Island Freedman’s Colony. It is now open year round to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no charge to visit the school, although donations are welcomed.

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sun salutations Beach Realty & Construction Tammy Russell Named 2017 Beach Realty Agent of the Year Tammy Russell, associate broker for Beach Realty & Construction / Kitty Hawk Rentals, was named the company’s Agent of the Year for 2017. Tammy is dedicated to ongoing training and education for herself, and she implements a consistent and effective marketing plan for every client.

Sales Manager Beth Urch says, “Tammy’s customer service goes above and beyond expectations. She takes the time to fully understand her clients’ needs and desires, and then develops a successful strategy. On top of everything else she does well, Tammy has incredible staging skills and the resources to make it all happen.”

Nick Bridgers Named Elizabeth City Listing Agent of the Year for Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty congratulates Nick Bridgers on becoming the Listing Agent of the Year for their Elizabeth City location.

This award is based on new listings taken in 2017. In addition, Nick earned the Coldwell Banker International Coldwell Banker International Sterling Society Award. “I love what I do, and was fortunate to work with terrific clients last year,” says Nick. Nick can be reached at (252) 256-1324 or nick@cbseaside.com.

Crystal Clark Named Elizabeth City Agent of the Year for Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty congratulates Crystal Clark on becoming the Top Producing Agent for their Elizabeth City location. This award is based on closed sales volume for 2017. In addition, Crystal earned the Coldwell Banker International Sterling Society Award. “I enjoy helping our military clients relocating to or from the area,” says Crystal. Crystal can be reached at (252) 305-4514 or crystalclark@cbseaside.com.

Brad Beacham Named Kitty Hawk Agent of the Quarter for Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty congratulates Brad Beacham on becoming the 2017 Fourth Quarter Top Producing Agent for their Kitty Hawk location. This award is based on closed sales volume. Brad also earned the 2017 Coldwell Banker International President’s Circle Award and ranked in the top four percent of all Coldwell Banker agents in the United States. Brad can be reached at (252) 202-6920 or brad@ bradbeacham.com.

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Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty is the Top Producing Firm on the Outer Banks Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty is proud to announce that for the second year in a row they are the number one firm on the Outer Banks in both closed units and sales volume. “We are fortunate to have a team of outstanding, service-oriented agents in our firm who have the same values and commitment to their clients as we do, which is the reason for our continued success in the market,” says Vice President of Sales Pamela Smith.

This statistic was reported by the Outer Banks Association of Realtors for the period of 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2017.

The Heather VanderMyde Team Earns Top Honors for 2017 at Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty The Heather VanderMyde Team has earned the 2017 Agent of the Year and Listing Agent of the Year Award for Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty. In addition to this honor, the VanderMyde Team earned the prestigious 2017 Coldwell Banker President’s Elite Team award.

“Our team is persistent, disciplined and urgent. We make sure our clients receive the best service available and go above and beyond to make their experience as smooth and stress-free as possible,” says Heather. Heather can be reached at (252) 202-2375 or hvandermyde@gmail.com.

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Heather Sakers Named Kitty Hawk Agent of the Year for Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty congratulates Heather Sakers on becoming the 2017 Top Producing Agent and Listing Agent of the Year for the Kitty Hawk office. This award is based on closed sales volume and new listings taken in 2017. In addition, Heather earned the Coldwell Banker International President’s Elite Award and ranked in the top two percent of all Coldwell Banker agents in the United States. Heather can be reached at (252) 599-6814 or heather@cbseaside.com.

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Coldwell Banker Seaside Welcomes Darcey Pearce Renfrew to the Firm Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty is pleased to welcome Darcey Pearce Renfrew to the Kitty Hawk office. Darcey relocated to the Outer Banks last year from Richmond, where she was a successful agent affiliated with Coldwell Banker Avenues. Darcey can be reached at (804) 767-0584 or darcey@cbseaside.com.

Resort Realty Resort Realty Promotes Tom Stewart to General Manager Resort Realty is pleased to announce that Tom Stewart has been promoted to general manager. Stewart joined Resort Realty in March of 2017 as the director of rental management.

In addition to rental management and recruitment, Stewart will oversee operations, including housekeeping, inspections, laundry and maintenance. He brings with him more than 25 years of management experience in luxury hospitality in North Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana. Of his new position Stewart says, “My vision is to lead the way to continued growth by utilizing the latest in technology and market best practices to make Resort the number one choice for vacation property management on the Outer Banks.”

Resort Realty CEO, Stuart Pack, says of Stewart’s promotion, “Tom’s experience in the vacation rental industry, coupled with his natural people skills, make him a great choice for the general manager spot.”

Resort Realty Announces Top Sales Team Award The Siers team, including Mike and Stacy Siers, Maria Daniels and Julia Vishneuskaya, has won the 2017 Top Sales Team Award.

With extensive local knowledge and strong negotiation skills, the Siers Team is based out of the Resort Realty Nags Head office, and they are a consistent top-producing team that has won numerous awards for performance and customer service. With a proactive approach to marketing, their clients’ homes are featured on top listings sites to gain maximum exposure and to ensure their home is sold in a desirable timeframe. The Siers Team can be reached at (252) 255-3512 or at michael.siers@resortealty.com. Their office is located at 5219 S. Croatan Highway in Nags Head.

Resort Realty Announces Top Sales Agent Award Mark Massey, located in the Resort Realty Kitty Hawk office, has won the 2017 Top Sales Agent Award.

Working as a real estate broker for 19 years, and with an average of 25 transactions per year, he has been a leading Outer Banks agent/broker, and he is within the top three percent of other Outer Banks agents in sales performance. Based on years of personal and client real estate experience, Mark knows firsthand the benefits, pros and cons, and pitfalls involved in home ownership on the Outer Banks. Mark can be reached at (252) 255-3550 or at mark_bda@yahoo.com. His office is located at 3608-A N. Croatan Highway in Kitty Hawk.

Sun Realty Sun Realty Congratulates Agents Sun Realty congratulates these stellar agents for their successes in the last quarter of 2017: Jackie RicksSample, Michael Davenport, and Madonna VanCurren.

These veteran realtors represent themselves, their clients, and Sun Realty with the utmost integrity, and it shows. Sun Realty also congratulates Jackie RicksSample on being named Sun Realty’s 2017 Agent of the Year. Jackie has been with Sun Realty since the company began in 1980. Her leadership and experience have been vital to Sun Realty’s growth and success, and they are proud to have her on the team.

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emember The to identify the body of a Giving Tree by woman who had been murShel Silverstein? dered. I sometimes wonder It tells the clasif parts of Blackbeard, or his sic tale of the adoration belegendary treasure, might tween a boy and a tree. When lie in the roots of a tree the boy is small, he plays in here. her branches and sleeps in The Cora tree, in Buxher shade, and she is always ton, is also a centenarian. happy. But as the boy begins Legend has it that a sinto grow, he shirks the tree in gle woman with an infant favor of love and other purshowed up from out of suits. He wants money. The nowhere (which happens tree gives up her apples for around here) during the him to sell. He grows into a 1700s. When a cow she man and takes her branches for touched went dry and a boy his home. Later, disillusioned by she spoke with fell ill, people life, he cuts down the tree’s trunk thought she might be a witch. A to make a boat and sails away. Fimob of villagers attempted – and nally, he returns to the tree who failed – to drown her in the salt is saddened by having nothing left marsh. Then they tried to cut her to offer the boy. But the boy has behair, which was supposedly as thick come an old man, and weary, and simas wire, and that also failed. Finally, ply wants a place to sit and rest. And an they tied her to a live oak tree near her

By Kelley Shinn old tree stump is perfect for that. shack to set her on fire. A local statesman The giving tree of the Outer Banks is spoke up in defense of the infant still in CoQuercus virginiana, the live oak tree. Unlike ra’s arms. But before anyone could take the other trees, the branches of the live oak grow child, it turned into a wampus cat with green outward, as widely as its root system. It hosts eyes and leapt from her arms.

Spanish moss and other non-parasitic epiphytes, and It was a sunny day, but a dark cloud appeared out provides home, food and shelter for birds and other naof nowhere, and lightning shot down through the heart tive animals. The live oak provides such vast support to our of the tree. Everyone was temporarily blinded, and when ecosystem, that without it we wouldn’t have the maritime forests they came to Cora was gone, but her name was imprinted on that maintain our coastal communities. the tree’s bark. I’ve been there. You can see the lightning strike and The wood of the live oak tree is one of the densest hardwoods in North the remains of the name. The locals protect and respect it.

America. Its strength, coupled with its ability to resist salt, is part of the reason it can survive Few people who visit the Outer Banks leave without a photo of a live oak tree. I somethe harsh winds and weather that visit this region. Wind and weather also help to give the live times wonder if they consider what all those trees have seen and survived. The live oak oak its distinctive, wild curves. In the early days of shipbuilding, the density and curvature of deserves its reputation for strength, stability and steadfastness. So do Outer Bankers, and the branches made it the perfect wood from which to craft specialized pieces for the hulls local children grow up playing in their branches and sleeping in their shade. It is an icon for of ships. Some old-timers on Ocracoke Island remember when ship “agents” would walk a reason. It is a giving tree. through the island, assessing live oaks, and offering money for any trees deemed suitable.

However, for those of us who live here, it is, for a time, a different story. A live oak is called The live oak is an iconic symbol for the Old South. It grows in abundance down the such because it sprouts new leaves before it sheds the old ones; therefore, it’s always alive. southeastern coast and through the southern mainland to Texas. The Leaves shed in the spring, so, here, that’s when we rake. We are having Live Oak Society, formed in 1934, states that the live oak “symboliza warm spell as I write this in February, so they are shedding now. In the es strength, stability, and steadfastness” – traits that it shares with early morning, you can see the cedars and the live oaks spraying perThe live oak deserves the people who cohabit the land in which they grow, including Outer fume toward one another, some of it thick as smoke. All my friends are its reputation for Bankers. sneezing. They have sore throats. I’m suffering a flare-up of eczema Because of the way that a live oak can twist as it grows, the tree from the pollen, from the trees acting like boys late night at the bar. strength, stability and rings are not always a reliable source of age, but those with a girth of But I think of Cora, and Blackbeard, and all the hurricanes and steadfastness. more than 16 feet are classified as centenarians. There are countless shipwrecks, and wars, and everything the live oaks have endured, and well-known centenarians along the Outer Banks, from The Elizabewhat is a little itchy, inflamed skin after all? There are two live oaks in than Gardens in Manteo to Ocracoke Island. my front yard, but because of the way they mimic each other, I think of On Ocracoke alone, there are six centenarians registered with the Live Oak Society, and them as one. They are a significant part of why I wanted to live here. Like all live oaks, their one of them is named after the pirate Blackbeard. Once, I read a story about a skeleton that arms reach up and out toward the horizon, shaped like yearning arms and hands. The yearnwas found in the innards of a tree. The tree had grown up around it, and the bones were in- ing is fitting. The story of the giving tree tells us that love sometimes hurts, but that which corporated into the sinewy roots and trunk. Through the rings of the tree, forensic anthro- endures is what we eventually see as the strongest and most beautiful, something worth pologists were able to determine an approximate time of death, which ultimately led them cherishing.

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Behind the effort to relocate a ragtag group of wild horses that has lived on a small island in Currituck for decades.

History on When I was a little girl I would spend hours daydreaming about what it would be like to have my own beach pony. A fearless, salty little thing I could spend hours riding across the dunes and through the breakers, who would live half-wild on the island and be my best friend.

Somehow, 30 years later, that’s pretty close to the life I’m living, and I often have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not still a daydreaming 10-year-old. Every day that I spend as the herd manager for the nonprofit Corolla Wild Horse Fund is a dream come true, but last year in particular, history did what my college professors always said it would do – it became cyclical, and my childhood thundered back to me in the form of eight special mares.

In the spring of 2017 the Corolla Wild Horse Fund received a call from Jerry Wright. Not unusual, seeing as how the Wright family has been connected to the horses in one way or another since before the fund was started.

Jerry said that he needed to talk to us about the horses on Dews Island, a piece of property that sits in the Currituck Sound behind the Wright’s family farm in Jarvisburg.

I knew vaguely about the horses; mostly just that they existed and had been somewhat cared for by the fund and the Wright family since the 1990s. But like a lot of local history, the details were shrouded in the same kind of heavy fog that hangs low over the soybean fields on early fall mornings. You can make out shapes and shadows, but it’s only because you’re already familiar with the landscape that you know there’s a tree in the middle of the field, or a sharp

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curve in the road just ahead. I knew there was an island, and I knew there were Corolla horses on the island, but I’d never learned how or why the horses ended up there in the first place.

Dews Island is accessible only by driving across the Wright’s property, and then crossing a narrow footbridge.

Even through several changes of ownership, the Wrights have always had a stake in the place, and the family has been caretakers of the land for several generations. There’s a historic hunting lodge there, but most of the property is undeveloped marshland. It’s well preserved and pristine, and stepping foot onto Dews Island really does feel like stepping back in time. Not much has changed there in the past 150 years, but there was one big change in the late ‘90s – the addition of a small band of wild Banker ponies.

Between 1985 and 1996, 20 wild horses were hit by vehicles on Route 12 between Duck and Corolla, leaving only about 20 horses in that 17-mile stretch between the villages.

The horses were an integral part of the Corolla community, and not just because they were a draw for visitors. Individuals within the herd were well known, and people still talk about certain characters today. Little Red Man, the bright chestnut stallion who raided vegetable stands. M&M, a stallion whose fiery image is memorialized on the Corolla Wild Horse Fund’s logo. Star, the magnificent black stallion that was tragically killed by a vehicle.

It was Star’s death that really brought the plight of the wild horses to the public eye. By 1997, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund had formed, and a sound-to-sea fence was installed at

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the end of the paved road. The 20 or so horses left in Corolla were rounded up and herded north of the fence.

But the problem wasn’t quite solved. The stubborn streak that gives the Banker horses their incredible will to live also makes them unlikely to do anything that comes unnaturally to them. It was Little Red Man in particular who saw the fence as merely a suggestion, and anyone who knew Little Red Man will tell you that the stallion had a mind of his own and an attitude to match his fiery, copper colored coat.

The Banker ponies’ parents and their grandparents and generations on back for centuries had spent the seasons grazing widely. Fences had always been something to go over, around, through, or under, so why was that fence any different? Little Red Man took his mares south, and they easily made their way back into Corolla. Volunteers herded them back, but the horses only stayed on the “right” side of the fence for short periods of time. Little Red Man and his girls always seemed to make it back to Corolla, where they charmed visitors out of their groceries and played dangerous games of chicken with nighttime traffic.

Little Red Man and his harem had to be removed from Corolla for their own safety. But where to put them?

Islands have been used to contain livestock for hundreds of years. Up and down the East Coast you’ll find spits of land with names like Hog Island, Horse Island, and even Monkey Island (although it’s doubtful monkeys were ever kept there). Luckily, the fund was well connected with someone who had an island and loved the horses – Jerry

Left: Long-time caretaker, Billy Beasley, leads the Dews Island mares over the footbridge on moving day (photo courtesy of Beth Fleishaker). This page, top to bottom: Two of the mares grazing on Dews Island in the spring of 2017 (photo courtesy of Meg Puckett); Handler Mike Cowan guides the last two stragglers, Betty and Bella, toward the footbridge on moving day (photo courtesy of Beth Fleishaker).

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Wright. Wright family lore maintains that the first Wright arrived in northeastern North Carolina via a shipwreck off Duck. It seemed only fitting that the little band of Banker horses would end up with humans bearing a similar story about how their ancestors arrived on the Outer Banks.

In July of 1999, Little Red Man, two mares, and a foal were moved from the crowds of Corolla to the safety of Dews Island. The Wrights welcomed the horses like family members, because, in a sense, they were.

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund continued its partnership with the Wrights and moved a couple more horses to Dews Island over the years. There was one memorable mare named Swimmer, who wouldn’t stay on the island and was later taken to a farm on the mainland and domesticated.

Another was called Chaos, who produced at least two more horses, both called Daughter of Chaos. Little Red Man kept an eye on all of them until his death in 2008. After that there were only mares left on the island.

Last spring, after Jerry called, we went to meet him on his family’s property. He told us stories about the Banker ponies he’d grown up with, and when he talked about Little Red Man his eyes got bright. Jerry told us the stallion was mean as a snake, but the prettiest horse you ever laid eyes on. And fast. By all accounts, as much of a stinker as that animal was, he was very much beloved.

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Top: Betty and Bella take one last gallop around the island before heading over the footbridge and into the waiting trailer. Bottom: The mares load up into a trailer to go to their new home at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund’s rescue farm in Grandy (photos courtesy of Beth Fleishaker).

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After driving us over the footbridge on his golf cart and showing us both the property and the horses, Jerry told us that the island’s majority landowners had decided that they wanted the horses removed. During duck season they spread corn around the island to attract waterfowl, and the horses (understandably) disrupted that. The mares had also become quite aggressive towards dogs.

We tried to come up with a way to leave the mares on the island without interfering with hunting season, but in the end there just wasn’t a good solution. The Wrights hated to see them go, as did their long-time caretaker, Billy Beasley, but the fund was at least able to ensure that the horses would have a safe, permanent home at our rescue farm in Grandy.

The rescue farm usually houses horses that are removed from the wild due to extreme illness or injury. Those horses are sometimes adopted out, but any Corolla horse has a life-long home with the fund if needed. The Dews Island mares presented some new challenges however, one of which was the fact that we were bringing eight wild horses in at once. They were also eight horses that had never really been handled, a few that were in their 20s, and all of them had developed some bad habits over the years. And even more immediately daunting: How were we going to get them safely off the island when we couldn’t drive a truck and trailer over the footbridge?

The fund’s trainer, Nora Tarpley, and I spent time on Dews Island with Billy as we got to know the horses and developed a game plan. Billy also filled us in on some of their history. He’d been watching over the horses since they were brought to the island, and he told us that Brownie was the boss mare and the mother of most of the other horses. If we gained her trust, the others would probably follow. We decided to set up a pen on the mainland side of the footbridge, and Billy started walking the horses over there every day to feed They were also eight them so that they wouldn’t be as difficult horses that had never to round up on moving day. really been handled, a We also reached out to some expert livestock handlers – Wayne and Steve few that were in their Mizelle, and Mike Cowan – and had five 20s, and all of them experienced volunteers lending a hand. had developed some bad When the time finally came, Billy led six of the eight mares over the bridge bright habits over the years. and early, and they walked into the trailer with just a little bit of encouragement.

We had been worried about them panicking and hurting each other, but the mares were quiet and sensible about the whole thing.

Convincing the remaining two mares to walk over the footbridge into the pen took some patience, but it wasn’t the most difficult roundup our team had faced.

The mares gave us a good chase, but as soon as they decided to settle down, they walked right into the trailer just as quietly as their friends, and were soon reunited with the other six horses.

The rescue farm went from housing four horses to twelve, all in one day. It was an adjustment, to say the least. With a little bit of trial and error we got into a routine, and the mares quickly embraced being fed twice a day – domestication isn’t too bad after all. After a couple of weeks, Nora got halters on all of them and over the past few months we’ve been working to gain their trust, teaching them about things like grooming and leading, and we’ve even gotten them all wormed. Their individual personalities are beginning to shine through, and I think they’re starting to feel at home with us.

As it turns out, you really can teach an old horse new tricks. Brownie, in particular, may be able to do some educational outreach this summer. She loves attention, and her story definitely needs to be told. The younger horses may also be the foundation of a breeding program for the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. After genetic testing is conducted to confirm their Colonial Spanish mustang heritage, they could produce foals that might be the start of a new conservation program for this threatened breed. Either way, the Dews Island mares will carry on Little Red Man’s legacy, and will help the Corolla Wild Horse Fund continue to promote the protection of their relatives in the wild.

When I was about 10 years old, Santa brought me a framed photograph of a group of horses in Corolla. This was probably 1991 or 1992, and the photograph has hung in every house I’ve lived in since. The image shows a group of horses walking down the beach with shells under their hooves. The sky looks heavy with rain. There’s a mare in front (there’s always a mare in front), and behind her is a young colt with a big star on his forehead.

I now know that colt is Little Red Man. Historians don’t often have the chance to study history that’s still living and breathing, and, above all, it’s certainly a rare thing to be able to wrap your arms around the offspring of your daydream’s neck.

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n a bleak afternoon in February 1991, architect Greg Frucci hovered over his drafting table. Enveloped by the slow pace of a winter workday, he idly shaded depth into a sketch of a home. Just as the architect began to delve into the interior of his graphite structure, he glanced up to find Jay Whitehead propped in the doorway of his cramped office.

“Hey man, you’re Greg Frucci?” asked Jay as he crossed the threshold.

“Yes, sir,” Greg replied.

“I’ve got a restaurant – Awful Arthur’s – and I want to build myself a house,” Jay explained. “I’ve got this really cool site, and I’ve got absolutely no idea what I want, but I know I want it to be completely unique.”

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came over, and I had the drawing – it was at least 30 by 40 inches on hard poster board – up on an easel,” the former architect says. “That was when we started going through all the pieces of the design.”

While Jay later returned to Greg’s office with some more functional requests for things such as an open-floor plan, a large master bedroom and an expansive kitchen, the architect had already fulfilled his client’s initial request for uniqueness. The Whitehead house would soon become what Greg now refers to as “occupiable sculpture.”

“With a piece of sculpture, you can touch it, you can hold it and you can look at it,” Greg explains. “Architecture is the same thing, but you can also go inside it.”

The final design was comprised of three geometric shapes – a pyramid, a cube with a curved roof, and a long, cylindrical tower juxtaposed between the other two. Later, the pyramid would house a master bedroom complete with a storage loft, laundry room and a hot tub tucked away in

the corner; the cylinder would hold a grand stairwell; and the cube would take the form of the main living space with the kitchen and a great room residing on the second floor.

Greg was also inspired by Italian Renaissance rustication – an external masonry technique that gives the base of a structure a rough finish to contrast with the smooth surface above it, which adds visual weight to the bottom of the structure.

“It’s architecture speaking to gravity,” he says. “You look at it, and you see the split face block, which is very rough and big and gnarly, and then above the split face you have the Dryvit – basically fake stucco, which is the smoother surface.”

While Greg was nearing the end of the drafting process, Jay and his girlfriend, Jo, also became engaged. With an eye for design, Jo became the driving force behind the interior décor of their future home, which she has continued to do ever since her husband passed away some years later.

Left: The front exterior of the Whitehead home. Above, clockwise: The Whitehead house’s kitchen, the master bedroom’s pyramid ceiling, the grand spiral stairwell, a small third-floor loft area, and a shot of the dining room with its impressive sound-side views.

“We wanted big, open rooms,” Jo says. “The house is right at 5,000 square feet, including the garage under the master bedroom, and we didn’t want to just end up with a bunch of small rooms.”

With the initial design finalized, Greg and the Whiteheads began to bid the job out to local contractors. Lee Tugwell of Manteo secured the bid, and in the spring of 1992 the team broke ground on the Whiteheads’ elevated soundside lot in Kitty Hawk.

“It took right at two years to build the house, and we moved in May of ‘94,” Jo says. “It only took so long to build because of all the custom things – you know, the windows, the bars, the doors and the stairs. I did an update to the light fixtures, the flooring and the walls about 15 years ago, too.”

In addition to the custom pieces, Jo and her two children, Katie and John, enjoy a variety of other features such as an elevator, sauna, pool and hot tub, plus a rooftop deck, recreation room and more.

“With a piece of sculpture, you can touch it, you can hold it and you can look at it. Architecture is the same thing, but you can also go inside it.”

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“The rec room has been wonderful,” Jo says with a laugh.

“John and his friends have everything they need down there – including a bathroom, a television and a little kitchen. Besides, I can’t even hear it when the music’s blaring!”

And while the exterior of the structure draws inspiration from the classical, an air of modernism surrounds the interior design. Jo has bathed the house in neutrals, including granite countertops and some marble flooring in earthy tones. She’s also embellished her living space with posh light fixtures as well as traditional brass decor. Throughout

the house, the walls are lined with a variety of photographs and art pieces.

“I got a knack for design from my mom,” Jo says. “I love to decorate, and I love to go through and switch little things around sometimes.”

Just as she enjoys the material aspects of her home, Jo cherishes the natural as well.

“The view of the sound and the ocean are both so peaceful in the morning, and then at sunset you get such pretty colors,” she says. “I try not to take it for granted, because that’s not hard to do once you’ve lived somewhere long enough.”

Complete with awe-inspiring views, the Whitehead house proves to be a living sculpture unlike any home strewn along the Outer Banks. Approaching her 24th year living in her dream home, Jo can’t imagine life elsewhere.

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A few well-known local photographers agreed to switch sides of the lens, and let us capture some behind-the-scenes peeks of the spaces inside their homes where they live, work, play – and feel inspired.

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Outer Banks native Rich Coleman of ColemanShots describes his detached backyard office – which he helped a friend build – as the ideal relaxed, creative space.

“It still feels like home, without all the attachments,” Rich says. “And when I close the door, I can leave work behind.” While he spends a good chunk of peak wedding season there editing photographs, the room is also filled with musical equipment that gets used daily, including everything from an old family piano to products of his hobby hand-building guitars. Complete with two front porch swings, it even doubles as a place to spend some downtime with his family of four. “But my wife still refuses to clean it,” Rich adds with a laugh.

Hands down, the most-used space in Genevieve Stewart’s house is her living room. That’s where she and her husband, Chad, do everything from running their business (Genevieve Stewart Photography) to relaxing to wrangling their two little ones – and two dogs, to boot. “It’s one of the brightest rooms in the house,” Genevieve says. “It has a really good environment.” The house itself was first built in the early 1900s, and it still features a lot of one-of-a-kind details, such as the original chimney. “My dad renovated it, and I literally grew up in this house,” Genevieve explains. “Now we’re raising our family here, too. It’s pretty cool to be able to say that.”

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Internationally acclaimed photographer David Alan Harvey has shot extensively for magazines such as National Geographic over the course of his decades-long career, but he still calls the Outer Banks his permanent home. When he’s not traveling, he spends a lot of time in a spare bedroom (turned layout and sequence room) where he’s currently working on his seventh, and forthcoming, book, Off for a Family Drive – a retrospective on his worldwide cultural explorations over the past 60 years. “I just love the room’s beadboard walls, so typical of the classic Nags Head homes built back in the ‘20s,” David says. “[There’s also] the unobstructed view of Jockey’s Ridge, and the coziness, and, of course, my whole life’s work on the walls. The mood is hard to beat.”

Amy Dixon of Amy Dixon Photography specializes in children and family photography – so it’s no real surprise that her home office in Manteo reflects her own personal family-first focus.

“When my husband and I designed the house, that was part of the plan,” Amy says. “We put it upstairs by the kids’ bedrooms and their playroom so that I could be close to them.” Pictured with her now-nine-year-old daughter, June, who already shares her mother’s passion for photography, the room is decidedly multi-purpose.

“From being a work space to having a built-in daybed that can double as a guest room, it gets a lot of use,” Amy adds. “I even store a lot of things here – including my very first manual camera from college!”

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Let Me Get This Straight How a professional organizer tackles the unique challenges of dealing with Outer Banks homes­—and their notorious lack of storage

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f you’ve ever sat back and looked at your home or business and wished there was a Mary Poppins who could magically help you figure out what to do with all of your mess, well, there is. Professional organizer and owner of the Orderly Manor, Adriel Brophy, has been using her skills to help people get back on their feet organizationally for almost 20 years.

Adriel, a North Carolina native, says that even as a small child she was always tidying things up. Whenever family and friends had a hard time moving or throwing things out, her mom would often say, “Adriel can help you with that.” One day while she was going to college to become a translator, her father called after hearing a program on NPR and said, “You know that thing you do when you’re always putting things away? That’s a job!”

Now living on the Outer Banks and starting her 17th year as a professional organizer, Adriel has worked with behavioral therapists and marriage counselors, and she sees firsthand just how much disorganization can affect people.

“I’ve cleaned out the trunk of a real estate agent’s car, and I’ve set up the office spaces of a company sending people to the moon,” Adriel says. “But it’s more than just organizing; it can help people improve their lives.”

On the Outer Banks in particular, Adriel finds that many organizational problems arise because a lot of the houses here aren’t necessarily built for yearround living. They have minimal storage space, she says, and many of them don’t even have closets. Much of that stems from how simply early Outer Banks vacation homes were designed – and even though those designs have become more complex, the concept of increasing storage space hasn’t necessarily grown along with them.

“It’s horrendous,” Adriel says good-naturedly. “Whether it’s a beach box or a multi-million dollar oceanfront home, there is just no closet space!”

To counteract that, Adriel recommends thinking vertically. While adding shelving is an obvious first step, certain tips can help you think more deliberately about that – such as adding extra shelving above where the contractor grade closet shelving normally falls (which is usually about 72 inches),

and shelving things according to both weight and use (things that are used every day should be stored around eye-level, while out-of-season or seldom-used items should be stored as far up as possible if they’re light, and on the ground level if they’re heavy).

Can’t add extra shelving? No problem. Other options include adding hooks to hang things such as travel bags and lightweight bins, or doubling the hanging space in your closet by adding an extra bar.

Adriel even suggests getting creative with household areas that might otherwise go unused. Cabinet tops, for instance, are usually dead spaces in a kitchen. Though she might ultimately encourage you to let go of seldom-used appliances or kitchen ware, items such as those can be stored in decorative baskets above your cabinets for a light and tidy feel that won’t make the room seem overcrowded.

You might even consider thinking even more outside the box by installing shelves or some other kind of storage unit above your toilet. “Just make sure to put the lid down before you start moving things around,” Adriel cautions.

“You don’t want your favorite towels to take a dip!”

A few of Adriel’s other decluttering tips include scanning important documents to cut down on paper filing space, turning all of your clothes hangers backwards and then hanging them in the opposite direction after you’ve worn an item (showing you what you have and haven’t worn over the course of a year in order to get rid of unnecessary clothes), and keeping “like with like” – for example, putting all of your tools in the garage instead of keeping some of them in a kitchen junk drawer, or storing all of your linens together in one bedroom closet.

According to Adriel, it’s also important to have “half steps” that can give you the mental room to take small steps in the right direction.

Instead of feeling as though you should take the mail straight from the mailbox and immediately file it in an appropriate place, start by putting a designated box by the front door to stack your mail in, or assign a place to put baskets of laundry until you have time to actually fold things and put them away.

“You can’t go from zero to perfection,” Adriel says. “There’s always a half step in there – unless you’re Martha Stewart.”

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By Glen Baldwin

My name isn’t Mary, and I know noth-

I can be contrary however – but not nearly as contrary as the elements I’ve had to work with during my near half-century of gardening! Looking out over the ice-covered greenery in my Outer Banks yard during this past January’s cold snap, I was reminded of winters in the north when I wondered how on earth anything could survive the cold long enough to emerge triumphant in the spring.

Back then I began planting perennial seeds in an enclosed porch at our Maine home right after Christmas, tending thousands of tender sprouts until March when I could carry them, one tray at a time, down icy paths shoveled through snow drifts (which were sometimes well over my head) to the greenhouse on the far side of the barn. Slipping and sliding with the infant tendrils covered in plastic wrap, I brought them to a haven where they could flourish in greenhouse warmth, and then eventually strut their stuff for spring and summer gardeners. That was for my nursery business, Glen and Garden.

Besides that, though, I was also just a plain old gardener when I tended my gardens outside the greenhouse.

Rather than potting soil, the medium outside was hard and rocky, good old Maine granite dirt, stubborn as cement. It boasted a challenge requiring not just a spade, but also a shovel, sometimes a pick, and quite frequently, the brute strength of my most beloved garden tool – my husband, Bob. One of the best attributes of the northern terrain, though, is that if you plant something and it survives the soil and the cold, then it’ll probably survive anything.

My love of growing things came most likely from my dad who liked to carry water several miles in the trunk of his car to a small plot of land he rented. There, he planted string beans, carrots, tomatoes, beets and corn alongside gladiolas (my mom’s favorite), petunias and marigolds.

Every evening after supper he loaded up the water jugs and headed to his spot, unwinding with the therapy that only getting soil under your fingernails can bring. As a youngster I’d often tag along, and though he never voiced it aloud, I felt Dad’s joy in watching his garden grow.

Shortly before my father died, Bob and I purchased our farm in Maine where one lone peony grew by the front door, spilling forth glorious pink blooms every year.

Eventually, when both its size and new friendships offered the idea of splitting, I began to imagine that same joy – and

ing about silver bells or cockleshells.

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the idea of growing and planting and sharing the beauty of blossoms was born. From there, years of ignorance combined with tenacity lead me to discover what would grow in that soil. Research probably would have sped up that process; but the discovery, even surprise, that came with a successful growth very much outweighed the disappointment of a floral demise.

Years later, we moved here to the beach where digging in the sand to carve out a plant’s new home seemed like a breeze and a well-deserved retirement present from the garden gods. Ha! That cavalier feeling was short-lived. My spade slid through the sand like a soapy baby in the bathtub, but to my dismay, so did water. And since summers are so hot here, plants need almost daily drinks to stay alive. To compound that issue, unlike our farm’s water supply, which had flowed freely (and I mean that both literally and figuratively), water down here is at a premium.

I may purchase a Shasta daisy on clearance at Lowe’s, but by season’s end, it’s often a Shasta disaster. Cause of death: drought or sunstroke, both of which are common gardener challenges on the Outer Banks.

Consequently, our water bill almost surpasses our grocery bill, but I’m okay with that (we’re trying to diet anyway). I still find that precarious journey from tiny seed to fragile sprout to promising seedling to glorious display a gift of such joy that I can’t imagine a spring without it. So nature, bring on your rocky ground, your shifting sands, your biting cold and your blistering heat. That joy is mine despite nature’s difficulties; and if, by chance, that seed turned burst of bloom survives and grows into a lush beauty year after year, my heart is full.

To quote a verse from a poem by Joy Whitman, “So you plant your own garden / and nourish your own soul / instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” I should tell my three sons who lovingly send flowers on Mother’s Day each year that they’d save a bundle by buying me a packet of seeds instead. The contents of those packets would surely decorate my soul.

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Certified interior designer Nicole Elsholz of Beacon Architecture & Design combined her passion for travel with her deep appreciation for homegrown Outer Banks’ aesthetics to envision a master bath that’s as classic as it is cozy.

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“It’s all about juxtaposing the old with the new,” explains Nicole. “So while my initial inspiration was a Parisian pastry shop, I thought a lot about how similar that type of practical, timeless elegance is to our old Nags Head-style beach cottages.”

She started with a pedestal base cast-iron tub (1) featuring a traditional telephone-style tub filler (2), both of which work together to put a fresh spin on the classic claw foot bathtub.

From there, vinyl lime-washed flooring (3) mixes a characteristically French herringbone shape with a technologically advanced material that can withstand heavy foot traffic and humidity better than most regular hardwoods.

Similarly, the shower’s matte white atelier tiles (4) have the look and feel of older handmade tiles, but are more oversized than the traditional porcelain hex mosaic tiles (5) on the floor, creating a contrasting visual appeal.

An antique dresser-style vanity (6) is also topped with honed Carrara marble (7) – reminiscent of Parisian patisserie counters – while the clean lines of the chrome Kohler wall-mounted faucets (8) and the Bryant wall sconces (9) set against a wall of geometric waterjet-cut Marmara marble tiles (10) unify the space in a modern way.

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Finally, Nicole added linen roman window shades (11) to give a room with so many hard surfaces some texture.

These 3D renderings show what the master bath would look like in its completed state.

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“I love blending ideas that represent the history of another culture with the way we live here on the Outer Banks today,” says Nicole. “I’ve found that it’s the best way to create rooms that fit my local clients’ unique lifestyles.”

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classifieds Carova Beach Oceanside – 3 BR, 2 BA. 4-wheel drive area.

Affordable, 3rd row home with direct access just yards away.

Bright and sunny interior. Hot tub. MLS #98862, $265,000.

Call Ilona at Beach Realty & Construction, (252) 261-6600.

Ocean Sands Oceanside – 5 BR, 4 BA. Look no more: This is it! Great price, pool, hot tub, garage and game room. Ground level in-law suite provides many possibilities. MLS #96489, $329,900. Call Carolyne at Beach Realty & Construction, (252) 261-6600.

Currituck Club Westside – 7 BR, 5.5 BA. Beautiful home on corner lot with upscale furnishings. Private pool and tons of amenities in this golf course community. MLS #98760, $599,000. Call Nancy at Beach Realty & Construction, (252) 261-3815.

Four Seasons Oceanside – 5 BR, 4.5 BA. Just steps to the ocean and a short walk to the Village of Duck. Private pool, hot tub, upgraded kitchen, game room and mid-level den.

MLS #98983, $825,000. Call Tammy at Beach Realty & Construction, (252) 261-3815.

Bayberry Bluff Oceanfront – 4 BR, 3 BA. Terrific price on this oceanfront home in Duck. Home features 2 private walkways to the beach – upper and lower levels. Must see! MLS #98836, $960,000. Call Bucky at Beach Realty & Construction, (252) 261-3815.

Kitty Hawk – 4022 Welch Street. Spectacular ocean views, located in X flood zone. 4 BR/2 BA home located high on a hill at the end of the street with the most amazing views. The entire home was remodeled in 2015. Offered at $295,000.

Call Debbie Shealey with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 202-2224.

Kill Devil Hills – 144 Bayberry Road. This is a great opportunity to own in a quiet Kill Devil Hills neighborhood.

Just minutes away from schools, shops and the beach. There is a dry entrance into the house from the attached garage with just a few stairs leading into the first floor. Offered at $309,000. Call Adam Houff with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 299-4997.

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Corolla – 752 Sea Horse Court. A pirate’s paradise, oceanside 5 BR/4.5 BA home with pool, hot tub and rec room. Very short walk to the ocean. Great rental property with consistent rents.

Offered at $429,900. Call Brad Beacham with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 202-6920.

Duck – 142 Rakiock Court. Walk to the beach or to downtown duck from this well maintained, oceanside, 5 BR home on a private quiet cul-d-sac. Only 2 short blocks to the ocean and convenient beach access. Offered at $519,000. Call Jeff Kluger with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 903-1738.

Manteo – 135 Algonkian Drive. You’ll fall in love with this vastly improved waterfront home with remarkable views and ultimate privacy from neighbors. Lovingly maintained, the property sits atop a rare waterfront X- flood zone lot. Enjoy watching pods of dolphins from your 10’ x 12’ lower deck, as well as fishing, kayaking and swimming in the sandy bottom sound. Offered at $520,000. Call Heather VanderMyde with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 202-2375.

Duck – 101 Plover Drive. Experience luxury at the beach in this lavish oceanside 8 BR estate. Professionally decorated with fine furnishings and tropical décor. Close proximity to the beach and Duck Village. Offered at $1,139,000. Call Lauren Rickard with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 202-3519.

Elizabeth City – 307 Lance Drive. Beautiful 3 BR/ 2 BA home in a very desirable neighborhood. Almost new gorgeous hardwood floors in living room and hall. Lovely kitchen has tons of storage with hardwood cabinets. Offered at $195,000.

Call Velinda Young with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (757) 672-6165.

Edenton – 267 Yeopim Road. Beautiful colonial 3 BR home just miles from downtown Edenton. The 1.9 acre property has beautiful landscaping and lots of various fruit bearing plants such as persimmons, blueberries, apples, figs, pears, peaches and huge muscadine grape vines. Call Nick Bridgers with Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty (252) 256-1324.

Kill Devil Hills – Fronts beach road. 1516 N Virginia Dare Trl. 4 BR/5.5 BA, 2,160 heated sf. MLS 97941, $525,000. Centrally located property, 3 masters and additional bedroom along with a bonus room upstairs and private full bath. Pool and hot tub.

Check out this well maintained property. Call Shelley O’Grady (252) 722-2786 or Tim Moore (252) 261-7724.

Nags Head between the Highways – 3314 S. Linda Lane.

5BR/5.5 BA, 3,209 heated sf. MLS 98001, $635,000. This comfortable and spacious home shows like new. There are 4 master bedrooms, elevator, pool, hot tub and a dedicated neighborhood path to the ocean. Call Shelley O’Grady (252) 722-2786.

Kill Devil Hills Westside – Bermuda Bay. 2 BR 2 1/2 BA condo. MLS 95719, $187,000. Conveniently located near bike path, restaurants and beaches, and includes excellent amenities like clubhouse and pool. Condo interior has just been painted and new carpets installed. Call Jeanne Brook (252) 202-1442.

Duck – 172 Four Seasons. $3,300,000, MLS 98767.

Magnificent, one-of-a-kind oceanfront estate on over an acre. 8 BR/7.5 BA. Call Cooper Hawk at (252) 202-4019.

ResortRealty.com Nags Head – 3631 S Virginia Dare Trail. $1,214,900, MLS 99296. Hard to find 5 BR oceanfront home in the heart of Nags Head. 5 BR/ 2+ BA. Call Mike and Stacy Siers at (252) 489-3861. ResortRealty.com Salvo – 26120 Otter Way. $960,000, MLS 99185. WindOver-Waves spectacular soundfront – over 5,000 sq. ft! 7 BR/7+BA. Call Sandy Byers at (252) 202-5998.

ResortRealty.com Nags Head – 3518 Linda Lane. $549,000, MLS 99105. Old Nags Head Place beauty! Loaded with amenities. 5 BR/6.5 BA. Call Randy Jones at (252) 202-2573. ResortRealty.com

Retail Space for Rent – Premium retail space available. St. Waves Plaza unit #1 is 3,074 sf., formerly a bank. It’s a turn-key operation with 2 vaults, ATM and security systems, etc. Units 8 & 9 are 2,200 sf. each of prime rental space. Call Carolyn Hickok (252) 562-2485 at Elan Real Estate.

Unfurnished Yearly Rentals – University Park Townhomes located in Powells Point, only 3 miles from the Wright Memorial Bridge. 3 BR/2.5 BA, 1450 sf., lovely back patio with storage, community pool with club house, playground, and basketball court. Call Carolyn Hickok (252) 562-2485 at Elan Real Estate.

Furnished Rentals – University Park Townhomes located in Powells Point offer fully furnished rentals for long term. Only 3 miles from the Wright Memorial Bridge. 3 BR/2.5 BA, 1450 sf., community pool with club house, playground, and basketball court. Call Carolyn Hickok at Elan Real Estate, (252) 562-2485.

Outer Banks and Currituck Mainland – Contact Carolyn Hickok Bibeau, Broker in Charge, at Elan Real Estate Sales 252-562-2485 or carolyn@elanvacations.com for all your real estate needs on the Outer Banks. Whether you are looking to purchase or sell real estate, she is ready to assist you with all the details.

Duck – Unit 306-A Sea Colony. $249,000, MLS 98873.

Oceanfront condo with breathtaking views and great amenities.

1 BR/2 BA. Call Mercedes Tabano at (252) 305-1358.

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Corolla, The Villages of Ocean Hill – You will fall in love with this newly constructed home offering 4 BR/3 BA. Complete with ground level master, the first floor offers a master suite, living/dining area, kitchen, 2 additional bedrooms and bath.

Perfect home for year-round, second home or rental income potential. MLS #95649, listed for $439,000. www.homesbysaga.com Corolla Semi-Oceanfront – Ocean Sands 7 BR/7.5 BA. Offering panoramic views, this “to be built home” is located across from the beach access. Many luxury upgrades included. Rental income projections of $153,113. Lot/home package listed for $1,095,000. Offered fully furnished and rental ready! MLS #95648. www.InvestmentsBySAGA.com Salvo Oceanfront – Sweet Dreams is the perfect oceanfront resort offering pristine views, 8 BR/8 BA and 2 half baths. This is a great investment opportunity with over $200,000 in rentals booked for 2018 so far. MLS #90229, listed for $1,895,000. www.homesbysaga.com Salvo Oceanfront – Atlantic Dream is a newly constructed home featuring 8 BR/ 9 BA and 2 half baths. Every upgrade and amenity you can think of comes included. Excellent rental income projection and over $100,000 booked year to date in 2018. MLS #97365, listed for $1,895,000. www.homesbysaga.com

Southern Shores Soundfront – 285 N. Dogwood Trl. 4BR/4.5BA, 3,201 heated sf. MLS 97622, $799,900. Custom built home with beautiful sound view. Large living area with vaulted ceiling, spacious kitchen w/gas range, garage with ample overhead storage and a pleasant, landscaped backyard to enjoy the sunsets. Call Tim Moore (252) 261-7724.

Kill Devil Hills Semi-Oceanfront – Luxurious 8 BR “to be built home” directly across from beach access. 4 levels of living with in ground pool and lounge area. Sold turnkey and fully furnished. Incredible rental income projection of over $150,000. Similar home next door under construction and pre-booked with 11 weeks year to date! MLS #98192, listed for $1,195,000. www.homesbysaga.com

Since 1990 Nags Head Golf Course – Easy ocean access. Sandcastle Village offers an incredible ROI (Return on Investment).

Located in The Village of Nags Head with community golf, private sound and ocean access, these 5 BR/4.5 BA homes are WINNERS! $60,000+ rental income. Listed for $519,000.

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Run Hill Luxury Apartments – The Outer Banks’ first and foremost luxury apartment community featuring 1, 2 & 3 BR apartments with an array of first-class amenities. Located in the heart of Kill Devil Hills. Starting at $1,380 per month.

Move in April 2018. Now accepting priority reservations. Call (866) 364-9534 or visit www.RunHillApartments.com.

Southern Shores Oceanfront – Beautifully maintained, 4BR/3BA home on a gorgeous lot with deep, vegetated dune and panoramic views. Many 2017 upgrades. Perfect location in Sea Crest Village, a wonderful, quiet neighborhood full of live oaks, with a lovely sense of community. $1,199,000, MLS #8642.

Waterside Villages of Currituck – This gated, waterfront community offers 2 to 4 BR homes and condominiums with resort-style amenities. Convenient to fishing, golf, wineries, and the Outer Banks beaches. Offered from the mid $200’s.

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Manteo, Shallowbag Bay – This beautiful, 3BR/2.5BA condo was originally a model for the subdivision, and has since been gently used as a second home. High ceilings, nice and bright.

Andersen windows and doors. Covered decks accessible from all rooms. Lovely water and salt marsh views! $324,000, MLS #8647.

Grandy, Currituck – Beautiful, 3BR/2.5BA home in the Waterside Villages subdivision of Grandy. Bright living area with hardwood floors, modern eat-in kitchen, spacious bedrooms and plenty of storage areas. Property sits on a large, fenced-in corner lot. $264,900, MLS #8650.

Southern Shores Semi-Oceanfront – Gorgeous, 7BR/7.5BA home with stellar ocean views, easy beach access and terrific rental income. Elevator, game room, private pool area, bright living areas with hardwood floors and high ceilings. New roof, two new heat pumps, a new hot tub, and fresh paint inside and out! $749,000, MLS #8542.

Southern Shores Westside – Beautiful, 6BR/4BA custom-built, soundfront home. Enjoy unreal sunset views from the pool, the decks and the expansive windows throughout the home.

Gorgeous landscaped grounds, custom floors and cabinets. $1,299,000, MLS #8309.

Corolla Westside – One of the most impressive homes in Monteray Shores! This former showcase model home was built with state-of-the-art designs, materials and appliances.

Elaborate tile work, upgrades, and furnishings throughout.

6BR/5.5BA home with fantastic HOA amenities. $589,900, MLS #8604.

Corolla Oceanside – Incredible ocean views from this 4BR/2BA Ocean Sands home. The hardwood flooring on the main level is gorgeous and the galley kitchen has been renovated. Tasteful furnishings throughout. Close to Harris Teeter, restaurants, shopping, golf, tennis and a bike path. $430,000, MLS #8534.

Duck Soundfront – This gorgeous, 4BR/3.5BA soundfront home is ENERGY STAR certified. Property offers panoramic views of the sound, an elevator, a top-of-the line kitchen with granite countertops, stainless appliances, and a gas cook range. Beautiful, private yard with a private, soundfront dock. $724,900, MLS #8623.

Martin’s Point Semi-Waterfront – Wonderful opportunity to own in Martin’s Point at an economical price. Lot requires ordinary tree clearing and sand fill. Downed trees and stumps have been removed. $119,000, MLS #8448.

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Southern Shores Westside – Enjoy magnificent sunset and water views from this lovely, 4BR/4BA home, as well as from the large soundfront deck. Granite counters, beautiful built-in cabinetry, maple floors, two gas fireplaces, a huge game room, an office, and a big, soundfront deck. Huge, high lot in a quiet neighborhood. $672,000, MLS #8648.

Duck Oceanside – Well-priced, 4BR/4BA home in the Sea Ridge subdivision of Duck; two lots back from the beach.

Beautiful ocean views, two hot tubs, cathedral ceilings and a kitchen remodel in 2016 that included new, stainless steel appliances. $549,000, MLS #8552.

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Pirate’s Cove Soundfront – Stunning, 6BR/6.5BA luxury home at the tip of Ballast Point. Breathtaking views of sunrises and sunsets over the water! Upscale features and décor throughout, including Birdseye maple floors, a gourmet kitchen, a private, heated pool with granite decking, as well as a private dock. $1,673,700, MLS #8567.

Southern Shores Oceanfront – Classic and historic, this 3BR/3BA oceanfront home is in fantastic shape! Accented by lovely tongue and groove woodwork throughout, a vaulted ceiling and a wood burning, brick fireplace. Remodeled kitchen and a large screened porch on the ocean side. $999,900, MLS #8571.

Kill Devil Hills Westside – Immaculate and beautiful, this 3BR/2BA home in Kill Devil Hills is located in an X zone.

Practically like new, the property offers a two-sided carport and a bright kitchen with striking Aristokraft Sinclair birch fawn finish cabinets, upper-end Kenmore appliances, a spacious living area with cathedral ceilings, a landscaped yard, and a storage shed. $274,900, MLS #8593.

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Kitty Hawk Westside – Well-maintained, 4BR/3.5BA Sea Scape home adjacent to the golf course. The home offers two, one-car garages, an office, a sun/Florida room, a private hot tub and a gas fireplace. Suitable as a year-round residence, or a second home at the beach. Good long-term rental income. $432,500, MLS #8592.

Southern Shores Westside – Nestled on a quiet and wooded cul-de-sac, this 5BR/3FB/2HB home has all of the extras to make it a great vacation home, or primary residence. Easy walk or bike to Chicahauk beach, the community park with tennis courts, as well as to shopping. X zone. Private pool and hot tub. Excellent interior furnishings. $499,900, MLS #8627.

Martin’s Point Creek Front – Beautiful, 4BR/4FB/2HB brick home in Martin’s Point with 200-feet of waterfront, offering a pier and multiple boat lifts. Home boasts a private, heated pool as well as a full apartment above the garage (1BR/1BA). $1,395,000, MLS #8479.

Kill Devil Hills Westside – Absolutely charming, 3BR/2BA home in the Avalon Beach community. The home has a two-zone heating and cooling system, a fenced-in yard and has been used as a second home, so it’s in fantastic shape! $275,000, MLS #8641.

Southern Shores Oceanside – Great, 5BR/4.5BA rental property in Southern Shores with an elevator, a private pool, two hot tubs, ocean views, a living area with a vaulted, Juniper ceiling, spacious decks, both a game and a bonus room, and so much more! $839,000, MLS #8599.

Southern Shores Semi-Soundfront – Great sound views from this 5BR/3.5BA home in Southern Shores. This is a 3,300 Sq.Ft. home on a high, X zone lot. Property boasts a vaulted ceiling, gorgeous hardwood floors, a huge living area, a large, screened porch and a two-car garage. $624,900, MLS #8557.

Corolla – Oceanside, 4 BR, 3 Full 1 Half BA, located in The Villas at Corolla Bay. MLS #99086, $425,000. Contact Paul Sabadash at (252) 453-8811 ext. 8232 or PaulSabadash@SunRealtyNC.com.

Kitty Hawk – Oceanside, 3 BR, 2 Full BA, located in Powells Point. MLS #99276, $279,900. Contact Karen Etheridge at (252) 261-3892 ext. 5230 or KarenEtheridge@SunRealtyNC.com.

Kill Devil Hills – Soundside, 4 BR, 3 BA, located off Baum Bay Harbor in Colington. MLS #98119, $354,900.

Contact Michael Davenport at (252) 441-8011 ext. 3234 or MichaelDavenport@SunRealtyNC.com.

Avon – Oceanside, 5 BR, 5 Full 2 Half BA, located in Tower Beach in Buxton. MLS #98844, $725,000. Contact Mike Wynn at (252) 995-5821 or MikeWynn@SunRealtyNC.com.

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