Sandy - Staten Island Day Trip, May 2013 - 2

Yesterday, we spent a day working at the house on Staten Island we volunteered at earlier in the month. The travel time involved with a day trip and material runs widdles down the actual work hours quite a bit. Our objective was pretty simple: set up and fill two 2'x4' flower boxes. Planting the boxes was the fun part, prepping the area was the tougher portion of the task. With the survivor's guidance we rummaged over several damaged items, once hoped to be salvageable, realizing only a handful of items could possibly be kept. This was a much needed task to help restore her once magnificent front yard and property, and something that she would most likely not undertake without our coaxing. The new planters are a nice addition and a colorful band-aid to the front yard, but even more of a poignant symbol of the homeowner moving forward after the storm.