“Hurricane Irma was my first hurricane. When we got evacuation orders, my husband was working the late shift as a pharmacy tech and he couldn’t leave until his shift was over. I was terrified, anxious we wouldn’t get out in time. I was so panicky that I tripped and fell in the shower while I was getting out. I injured my leg to the point that it was knotted up by the time my husband came home. I had to put ice on it the whole way to the hotel.
By the time we booked a hotel, it seemed all of Florida had already filled up every hotel room in the surrounding area. We had to drive five hours deep into Alabama, to a cockroach motel (literally!), where we were price-gouged and spent almost $1,000 for a few nights’ stay.
By the time we booked a hotel, it seemed all of Florida had already filled up every hotel room in the surrounding area. We had to drive five hours deep into Alabama, to a cockroach motel (literally!), where we were price-gouged and spent almost $1,000 for a few nights’ stay.
It wasn’t all bad- we found interesting things to do and made an “Evacucation” out of it. This year when we had to take another forced vacation during hurricane season, we almost looked forward to our Evacucation. We had even more fun than before, because we didn’t have to drive as far, were in a much better motel, and it wasn’t our first hurricane.
On the return home after Irma, we saw many peach trees down. It was sad to see the orchards ruined. But, soon after, we heard that they rebounded and all was well. Nature can be resilient, and it’s a reminder that we can be too. No matter how dark and dangerous the storm, the sun shines once again. “
List of Oil Paintings in this Collection, linking to their pages here on the site, and also citing physical pages in the hardcover book:
- City of Savannah
1.1 “City of Savannah” page 6-7
1.2 “Natalie at the Fountain” page 8-11
1.3 “House in Savannah” page 12-13
1.4 “Guardian Lion” page 14-15
1.5 “Autumn Angel” page 16-17
1.6 “Steamship Savannah” page 18-19
1.7 “Boiled Peanuts for Sale” page 20-21
1.8 “Bulldog” page 22-23
1.9 “Serenity Piano” page 24-25
1.10 “Painting Colors” page 26-27 - Tybee Island
2.1 “I Love Life” page 30-31
2.2 “Living Sand Dollar” page 32-33
2.3 “Matthew the Sea Turtle” page 34-35
2.4 “Fungie the Dolphin” page36-37
2.5 “Angel Releasing Dove” page 38-39
2.6 “Flag on Tybee Island” page 40-41
2.7 “My Kids at the Beach” page 42-43
2.8 “Lighthouse near Tybee Island” page 44-45 - Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians
3.1 “Gator and Snake” page 48-49
3.2 “Tree Frog” page 50-51
3.3 “Lizard” page 52-53
3.4 “Blue Heron” page 54-55
3.5 “Hummingbird” page 56-57
3.6 “Painted Bunting” page 58-59 - Flowers and Trees
4.1 “Pink Flower” page 62-63
4.2 “Porch Flowers” page 64-65
4.3 “Clover” page 66-67
4.4 “Butterfly Tree Flowers” page 68-69
4.5 “Savannah Tree” page 70-71
4.6 “Dancer in a Floral Forest” page 72-73
4.7 “Come to the Garden” page 74-77
4.8 “Cherokee Rose” page 78-79 - Faith and Food
5.1 “Floral Cross” page 82-83
5.2 “Lenten Flower” page 84-85
5.3 “Celtic Cross” page 86-87
5.4 “Mary of God’s Favor” page 88-89
5.5 “Lion and the Lamb” page 90-91
5.6 “Breakfast with Friends” page 92-93
5.7 “Peaches in a Bowl” page 94-95
5.8 “Peach Cookies” page 96-97
5.9 “Peach Pie” page 98-99 - Seasons and Weather
6.1 “Pumpkins and Mums” page 102-103
6.2 “Autumn Cottage” page 104-105
6.3 “Spring Lambs” page 106-107
6.4 “Peach Tree Hurricane” page 108-109
6.5 “Eye of the Storm” page 110-111
6.6 “God’s Promise” page 112-113
6.7 “We Gather Together” page 114-115
6.8 “Savannah Snow” page 116-117
6.9 “I Believe in Santa” page 118-119