I took this picture when we went to Rockford, AL to escape when we lost power for a week. It is so peaceful down there. You can see the boat in the picture that has been down there as long as my husband can remember.
Ok, he is dead but I couldn't resist. I got the macro lens and took a picture. This is another picture from our escape to power in Rockford, AL.
We went to Rockford, AL to escape days on end without power. Of course I packed up the camera and took it along with me. My father-in-law had me bring the camera out when he went to feed the fish. I took several pictures of them but this is the best one. I just can't get over how ugly these fish are. I told my husband that it looked like an alien from another planet.
The power was finally restored yesterday and the phone lines this morning.
This is a picture of the damage just north of my house. We survived with very little damage but we had a close call. We watched 4 tornados from our back window.
The last one that came through was the big one. I have heard the train noise and I never want to hear that again. I have never heard thunder and seen lightning at exactly the same time and it was never ending. It sounded like we were being bombed. The house was even shaking. I'm really shocked that the back windows weren't blown out here because of the hail.
All I can say is that we are blessed. It was heading straight for us and took a small turn and went two tenths of a mile from here. I am praying for all of those who were effected by this.
This is my favorite memorial. Wish there was a way to get a pic without all those buses and cars in the background. This was also taken at night so the flash only reaches so far. I'm happy with what I captured all things considered.
This was taken from the other side of the capitol building. I like this view because of the long walkway leading up to it.
I visited the Vietnam Wall while I was in DC. We went at night and I was able to get better pictures this time. During the day there is a reflection on the wall like a mirror so you see all the people visiting in the wall reflection. I was happy with this one. The shoes by the wall caught my attention.
I took this at the Iwo Jima memorial. I used the sky as a backdrop and wanted it to look like a shadow.
I went to DC with my 5th grade kids this week and we had a great time. I'll be posting some pictures over the next few days. Here is one of my favorite pictures I took of the capitol.
