Mother Nature

There were so many deaths from the tornadoes Tuesday and Wednesday. I looked at the Nashville paper on line, and looked at news and pictures of damage in Sumner County. One twister leveled a small town of Castalian Springs in Sumner County. A young mother was killed, and, miraculously, her small boy was found alive where he had been thrown into a field.

One of the great historic sites in Castalian Springs is Wynnewood. This huge inn was built in the late 18th Century, two stories, with two dog trots. It's an amazingly elegant inn for the time and location. It suffered a huge hit from this tornado. Click here for an aerial picture of what's left of Wynnewood. If you continue through the slide show, there are other photos of the damage.

There are connections here. We had a small plot of land and built a cabin on the river about 10 miles south of here - we turned off the highway just past the post office (that was totally destroyed). And Shelley Mays, the photographer, is the daughter of friends of ours here in Chattanooga.
Mother Nature can be very cruel sometimes, and yet She can give back - like with that young boy in Castalian Springs.

Today's picture is of some lovely Scottish flowers to remind us of the beauty that's out there.