Before I show you my latest card, I wanted to show you a couple pictures, one of them from my vacation last week. We are all familiar with the oil spill. I was in Orange Beach, AL, just next to Gulf Shores.
These are before the spill and after. What a tragedy for everyone. As you can see, the beaches are almost empty in one of the pics and it is like this is all up and down the beach (where the tractor is cleaning) and the earlier one shows how crowded it usually is, although they are doing a good job keeping the beaches cleaned. A few people were swimming in the water but the red flags were out. I just would not want to be in that water. We did see a lot of skimmers but I also, on one day, saw a bit of oil washing ashore. It is just heartbreaking. Just wanted to share this with you. Now, I'll go post a card.
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My heart goes out to the local businesses in the area who suffer from lack of crowds not to mention all the critters and sea life.
This really is such a tragedy. Thanks for the before and after photos. It really helps hit home how much this affects so many.
It really is such a disaster....and so sad for everyone.....
Am hoping you were still able to have a great time and maybe kept your swimming to a pool....
We all need to go visit the beaches to support them - I have been kicking that around and I think I will do it now that you posted this. These beaches are some of the prettiest anywhere - if not the prettiest. This is such a sad tragedy - not sure why this particular beach seems to have a major disaster every 15 years or so - hurricanes or something! Thanks for posting these and your latest card is absolutely delish!
Thanks for the photos Benz. What a horrible disaster. My mom lives in the panhandle area, so I'm kept updated about it all!! I hope the Destin emerald green water is still there!! If not, don't tell me and I can believe it still is!! Hugs Benz!!
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