bolivar peninsula pictures - 6 months after IKE

[txwoods]

Went to Bolivar last tue. It looks different but good. Lots of construction, rebuilding, clean up....lots of traffic but it was all construction trucks, trailers, clean up crews....seemed odd not seeing any animals except birds....no cows, no dogs, no cats....
not much left in our small subdivision so it was real quiet. you could hear the hum of a tool going....it is nice to see so many people are already rebuilding...
there had been a stake w/our address on it and a flag to mark the water line....a few pylons and the concrete slab so i was very suprised when i pulled up and nothing was there.....the lot was clean and leveled and nothing much there...not sure who or when it was done.....but i think i would have rathered having it wiped out than how a few of the houses looked....it was terrible seeing so much damage....the beach looks good...sand has been sifted.
bay side still has so much debris... but it will get better....I liked seeing the grass growing. It was green and growing so that made me feel better....just taking time....it will be a slow process...and will be different...not bad just different than what it was....diane

http://www.pbase.com/txwoods/bolivar...each__gilcrest

[tresorph]

Diane,

Thank you for sharing. Bolivar has a special place in my heart and I've wondered what's been going on down there. I'm not sure how to go about this - but I wonder who or what organization to get in contact with, you see I want to gift free family portrait sessions to some Ike victims that lost everything. Now with spring upon us I think it's a good time.

Anyone know of any programs like this either already in place - or who to contact?

[txwoods]

I am not sure who you would contact. I know they have a "Bring Bolivar Back" campaign that you might be able to get more info. I didn't take a picture of it but I saw several churches that was meeting in tents. One, I think it was a Church of Christ, had only a white tent up. What a celebration in the midst of all the heartache.
Lots of rebuilding going on....diane

txwoods added 2 Minutes and 10 Seconds later...Double Post Merged Below

http://www.pbase.com/txwoods/image/110148045[/IMG]