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reply posted on 23-7-2006 @ 11:03 PM by Southern Belle
There are few who have seen the beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and perhaps it's for the best.

Having lived on the Gulf Coast all 50 years of my life I can understand how beautiful our coast has become and how in the blink of one day it came to ruins, but we will restore our homeland to even greater beauty.

I recall a picture I came across on a website which portrayed a sunset on the ocean. This beautiful scene produced a poetic thought in my mind...
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"Happiness is...sitting on the Gulf shore watching the sun fade into the horizon..illuminating the tides with sparkling topaz bubbles...like the finest of champagnes".

www.acclaimimages.com...



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Now I long for the day I can go to the beach at sunset and view this scene in real life. We don't always realize what we take for granted until until something brings things into perspective.

There will be those who miss watching the seagulls swooping down on the beachfront in the hopes of catching a tossed morsel of food... compliments of a human visitor having obtained it from one of the local restaurants dotted along the Gulf Coast. I suppose the seagulls wonder what happened to their gracious givers of tasty meals. The restaurants are gone, but even they will return and once again the seagulls will play their swooping game of toss and catch.

There will be those who miss walking down the pier and hearing the fish on occasion jump out of the water creating ripples on the calm surface..as though they are teasing you with the words..."catch me if you can". In time all this will come back and once again the visitor on the pier will walk alongside the ocean and hear the beaconing of the sealife.

There will be those who miss the historic homes...rich in memories of the Gulf Coast lifestyle. The ancient memories will forever remain and newer and happy ones will begin to form when the rebuilding begins which will acquire a fascinating history themselves as time passes.




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reply posted on 23-7-2006 @ 11:19 PM by Southern Belle
www.bbonline.com...

This home was also destroyed in Pass Christian, Ms.

This was located across from the Pass Christian Yacht Harbor and the beach, Harbour Oaks was the only remaining hotel of an era when the "Pass" was an internationally known resort and the Gulf Coast was called the American Riviera

www.bbonline.com...


Happiness is...Listening to the song Blue Bayou with the one you love beneath a grand, southern oak tree...swathing with mistletoe while the cool breeze softly tantalizes your senses.


www.hastingsreserve.org...





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reply posted on 24-7-2006 @ 09:34 PM by Southern Belle
The only picture that I actually took myself that I have 'online' is on this website sunherald.buzznet.com... which I sent to them. It's the picture of the house slammed into a convenience store/gas station.

My email is in my profile and I have some pictures I took myself such as the ones listed below the caption of the picture on the above website. I can send them to you in an email attachment.

Hurricane Katrina Pictures
Picture 015...House slammed into convenience store in Pass Christian, Ms. on North Street

Picture 026...Live Oak Cemetary in Pass Christian

Picture 027...Operation Blessing truck in front of the former Piggly Wiggly in Long Beach, Ms.

Picture 028...Rolling out the razor wire on Railroad St, in Long Beach, Ms.

Picture 029...Guards stationed at the corner of Jeff Davis Ave. and R.R. St. in Long Beach, Ms.

Picture 030...Getting power restored at my home one month after Katrina

Picture 031...Long line of people waiting to enter Choice Supermarket in Long Beach, Ms.

Picture 032...Tracking Katrina at my work place.

Picture 033...Tree on our mobile home from the rath of Katrina. Not one single leak as a result of this damage...a miracle!

Picture 034...Handing out MRE's, ice and water at the Long Beach Middle School.

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reply posted on 27-7-2006 @ 08:55 PM by Southern Belle
en.wikipedia.org...

This gives you an idea of the devastation in Long Beach, Ms. where I live.



After Hurricane Katrina hit the city on 29 August 2005, over 90% of all buildings along the Gulf of Mexico were destroyed.


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