Hurricane Katrina's collection

This is what awaited us four years ago when we returned to the old neighborhood where we lived back in the early 80's. Of, course we didn't have to wait to get to this neighborhood to see this. Hurricane Katrina had left destruction in every single street in the region. This neighborhood in Slidell had about 8 feet of water.

What you don't see in this picture is something that was happening in neighborhoods all over -- the residents were hauling everything out of their house, including sheet-rock and cabinets. When they needed a break, they would stand around with neighbors and commiserate that they had not "home" to go back into.

--steve buser

Hurricane Katrina, Slidell, Louisiana

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Katrinaversary

Remembering Katrina -- four years ago. This was taken about three weeks after the storm in Slidell, Louisiana. The top of the house in the background did not start out there before the storm. It is from at least a half mile away.

The scene is a canal (under the rubble) about a mile and half from Lake Pontchartrain. If you are interested here's the location (Google Maps).

It's interesting, this is the first time I have posted this photo. It makes me think. There must be millions (maybe billions) of pictures out there that the world has never seen.
--steve buser

Hurricane Katrina, Slidell, Louisiana

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Summer floating

Oh, those lazy, cloud floating days of summer. These clouds were just drifting aimlessly -- no lift in their spirit and just a listless wind to push them around. I guess to a cloud this is like floating on one of those pool rafts. No deadlines. no where you have to be.

Ah, summer.

--steve buser

Summer, clouds, floating

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