Katrina

Katrina is a beautiful name for a woman who spouts her venomous pleasures at the weak and defenseless. She drags down walls and power lines and attracts debris and people like a magnet. She destroys everything in her wake.

Unfortunately, Katrina has caused havoc far and wide. People not in her direct path worry about those who were less fortunate. We search the pictures and footage for the familiar in fear of finding it. Relief is short-lived and temporary when survivors are identified because the heartbreak has only begun. And, the price of gas uses Katrina as an excuse to climb once more.

Some will rebuild. Others don't have the energy or the resources to do so and will live at the hands of fate to find new lives and new homes. Things will be different even when they stay the same. They have to be different. Katrina has shown us that we are not equipped to fight nature and government. Things have to change. Destruction of this magnitude cannot go unnoticed.

Catastrophic events have a way of making people stand up and take notice. We were shaken to the roots four years ago with the events of 9/11. We have been shaken again. With each shake of the tree, we lose fruit. Eventually, all of the fruit will have fallen. Do we have time to wait for another season when the fruit might not be as plentiful? Can we afford to?