tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post7174718243747149895..comments2024-03-27T12:47:56.986-05:00Comments on Chasing Quaintness: Better Late....Benitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-8571089182375872412015-07-01T18:58:18.963-05:002015-07-01T18:58:18.963-05:00Me too, girl, me too! I hate them!! Hugs!!Me too, girl, me too! I hate them!! Hugs!!Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-3073004982026561032015-07-01T18:13:36.162-05:002015-07-01T18:13:36.162-05:00That is the number one reason I moved back to this...That is the number one reason I moved back to this side of the country. Those things scared me to death.<br /><br />(((hugs)))Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-39332964882850108252015-06-30T06:30:07.577-05:002015-06-30T06:30:07.577-05:00Judith, so glad to “see” you! Still thinking abou...Judith, so glad to “see” you! Still thinking about and praying for you all!<br /><br />We did have sirens and when we heard them we would run to the basement and crouch in the little cubby hole underneath the back porch. I’ve seen 3 horrible tornadoes…..the one that destroyed Guin in 1977 (we had trees through our windows during that round of tornadoes), the F5 that came through Pleasant Grove and McDonald’s Chapel in 1998, and this one in 2011. All wiped out entire neighborhoods. In 1998, I drove through the McDonald’s Chapel area. There were concrete slabs where houses used to be, with a mailbox out front – totally undamaged.<br />Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-44254247736878212682015-06-30T02:37:46.925-05:002015-06-30T02:37:46.925-05:00Benita,
Growing up in rural Alabama, we had a stor...Benita,<br />Growing up in rural Alabama, we had a storm cellar dug into the red clay hillside under a cotton field where we took shelter many times. No sirens or weather-alert radio-like boxes in my youth. Fortunately, my Alabama family members have those devices now to warn them of the danger. <br /><br />Startling photo that captures the heartache of a tornado on many levels.<br /><br />JudithBotanic Bleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785345862310221087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-33475861796885937602015-06-29T21:54:38.427-05:002015-06-29T21:54:38.427-05:00It was very eerie….this was a subdivision not far ...It was very eerie….this was a subdivision not far from my previous home in Alabama. Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-21159603530591876852015-06-29T21:16:26.436-05:002015-06-29T21:16:26.436-05:00Oh, it looks so silent and eerie! So sad too, for...Oh, it looks so silent and eerie! So sad too, for what had once been.AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969507879772949374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-53326611287896182432015-06-29T19:20:58.633-05:002015-06-29T19:20:58.633-05:00Thank you so much Christine. And you are right, t...Thank you so much Christine. And you are right, there is just not much to say! Hugs! PS...got the book and THANK YOU!! Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-22848291731315788672015-06-29T19:19:45.940-05:002015-06-29T19:19:45.940-05:00I hate tornadoes…their paths are just so unpredict...I hate tornadoes…their paths are just so unpredictable and tornadoes are one of my biggest fears!. This happened right before Joplin. All just so devastating. I hate to hear the sirens….Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-91723520480762058482015-06-29T19:17:17.769-05:002015-06-29T19:17:17.769-05:00Thank you Kris. Tornadoes are just the worst!!Thank you Kris. Tornadoes are just the worst!!Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-79760984661530390882015-06-29T19:00:22.964-05:002015-06-29T19:00:22.964-05:00Thank you Dewena. And you are right, that is exac...Thank you Dewena. And you are right, that is exactly how it goes. It always makes me so sad when the sun comes out right after a tornado. It's like it isn't right for the sun to shine after such devastation!Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-65315629438188044202015-06-29T18:56:34.272-05:002015-06-29T18:56:34.272-05:00Wow this is a serious picture. It is amazing what...Wow this is a serious picture. It is amazing what storms can do. Great shot.<br />KrisJunkchiccottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312068546640480844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-13688190534324173062015-06-29T18:55:40.786-05:002015-06-29T18:55:40.786-05:00Thank you Tammy! It was so very sad, so many home...Thank you Tammy! It was so very sad, so many homes destroyed. There was not much left of possessions either. Hugs!!Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-72515965411718457852015-06-29T18:54:51.639-05:002015-06-29T18:54:51.639-05:00It was indeed raw. I like that term, it fits. Sa...It was indeed raw. I like that term, it fits. Sadly, most everyone left and didn’t bother to rebuild.Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-35461495415042553222015-06-29T17:55:24.445-05:002015-06-29T17:55:24.445-05:00You captured the rawness of a disaster.You captured the rawness of a disaster.Donna Wilkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985036983888082763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-866550340256745852015-06-29T17:52:44.477-05:002015-06-29T17:52:44.477-05:00Such sadness and devestastion captured in a photo ...Such sadness and devestastion captured in a photo .....Great but gut wrenching work Benita, Hug's TTthompsontammy6463@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333756318237495351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-36709071263348315422015-06-29T16:55:53.510-05:002015-06-29T16:55:53.510-05:00One minute everything is fine, and then in a heart...One minute everything is fine, and then in a heartbeat a life changes forever. <br /><br />Your photograph shows that so vividly, Benita.Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-88747233640675668932015-06-29T16:47:04.979-05:002015-06-29T16:47:04.979-05:00Hi,
Storms are rolling in here in Wisconsin.
We dr...Hi,<br />Storms are rolling in here in Wisconsin.<br />We drove through Joplin, MO a year after the awful tornado and you could still see so much.<br />Prayers to all,<br />CarlaCarla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-19305163437322633102015-06-29T15:30:59.641-05:002015-06-29T15:30:59.641-05:00They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but ...They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but this one leaves me with only silence! You touched on some very raw emotion, which is something I have trouble capturing! Well done! =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239088554458993993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-86386387507770985882015-06-29T13:33:46.238-05:002015-06-29T13:33:46.238-05:00Thank you Mary Alice. It was not a pretty site.Thank you Mary Alice. It was not a pretty site.Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-25956119480391695482015-06-29T13:33:03.769-05:002015-06-29T13:33:03.769-05:00There were some injuries and a few deaths, includi...There were some injuries and a few deaths, including a cousin-in-law. She had just had a baby and was trying to protect the baby. I took this photo after the April 27, 2011 tornado that went through Birmingham. It used to be a neighborhood.Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712521705008463049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-33944509678680566142015-06-29T13:29:30.705-05:002015-06-29T13:29:30.705-05:00Compelling photo!
Mary AliceCompelling photo!<br />Mary Alicechateau chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861535167732654354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-69463277592570150772015-06-29T13:16:21.836-05:002015-06-29T13:16:21.836-05:00Oh boy. I'm actually afraid to ask. I hope eve...Oh boy. I'm actually afraid to ask. I hope everyone was ok...Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.com