Felton to Pearlington

When we were in Pearlington in December, I had the chance to meet a couple of bloggers who were part of the inspiration for my first blogging attempts. One of those ladies lives in the Gulf Coast. She recently reflected on Hurricane Camille's 40th Anniversary. If you have a chance, hit that link and read what she wrote. There's a link to the local papers website in there, but I narrowed it down a little and think y'all should read this article as well. The pictures of the memorial make me want to visit just to see it in person.

There are two lines that struck me from both the article and St. Casserole's blog.

First St. Casserole wrote this: "For thirty-five years, Camille was the worst storm for the Gulf Coast."

The second was this: “We can replace property,” he said. “We can’t replace life.”

The first, because someday that statement may be true about Hurricane Katrina.

The second, in light of the recent fire activity here and the people who have refused to follow mandatory evacuation orders. Sometimes we should err on the side of caution and realize that we can replace our property, but we only get one life.

And just for Sammy, while I was on the newspapers website I found this article, satisfying our curiosity about those haunting structures we see every time we head to Pearlington from NOLA.