How touching. Such beauty among utter destruction.

Lucy,

Hi Mary

Thanks for sharing this. I don't know if you all know, but I was affected by Katrina. And it's nice to know some good things came out of this disaster.

Being with out electricity, and water for 3 weeks was very traumatic, but the damage Katrina done will live with us a long time. Me and my family are 90 miles from Biloxi and the eye of Katrina came over us. I will never as long as I live forget that day, and the aftermath. 

BJ

Hi Mary,

Thanks.  It's so nice of you to share this with us.

This reminds me of one of my favorite old songs from the late 60's.

"And when I die, and when I'm dead, dead and gone,
There'll be one child born,
And a world to carry on.
There'll be one child born to carry on."

"When I Die", Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1969

You can destroy the body, but you cannot destroy the Spirit.  The physical apprearance has been changed forever, and the New Orleans landscape will never be same, however the Spirit lives on and the area will come back to Greatness.

God Bless all of the wonderful people, many of whom lost everything, but yet, who are survivors who will keep the Spirit alive.

Thanks Again,

Phil