The past two days have been very pretty weather wise, especially in the mornings. So I can now say we have experienced a bit of Fall. The falling leaves have had nothing to do with the time of year .. it gets so hot down here that they fall prematurely. A perfect Fall day to me is when the temp never gets out of the 70 degree range.

There has been news that the government may buy-out 17,000 coast homes and the beaches will be virtually for condos and casinos. In 1992, the casinos were on the water. Most citizens had opposed casinos coming in but come in they did. Somehow since they weren't inland it seemed to lessen their impact on the community. After Katrina when they threatened to not rebuild unless they could build inland, they got a foothold and it seems there are casinos everywhere. Sure, they employ thousands of people but what about people who don't want to serve drinks or empty ashtrays? What happens to local businesses that need employees? Most importantly, if the above buy out occurs, where can the people go? Why do people who have not lived here all their lives find it so easy to tell us to just move on? Governor Barbour voiced his dismay that we didn't move into the central and northern part of Mississippi. Our roots are coastal... mine certainly are. Yesterday I took a couple of pics.. the first one is another Katrina cottage on the beach side of Martin Street. They are very small and narrow, almost like a playhouse I would have liked as a child. I have heard it said that the only way to get a bed into the bedroom is to have been able to drop it in before the roof was put on. As of yet, there has been no immediate solution. Time is being wasted!

Martin Street