Tuesday's Bible Verse

One week until the big event. Should be cooler today, which will feel like the season. Have a great day. Today's verse is Romans 12:10. The image was made in the Gamber area of Carroll County, MD.

Thursday's Bible Verse

Thanksgiving. Treasure the time with friends and family today. Have a great day. Today's verse is Matthew 5:9. The image was taken near Gamber, MD.

Friday's Bible Verse

Friday, the end of another week and the start of the weekend. Have a great day. Today's verse is Proverbs 29:17-18. The image was taken in the Gamber, MD area.

It's A Girl or Three

Shirley received a note from a friend about two weeks ago, "You guys want to take pictures of a goat giving birth?" So, hey why not? It's great to watch nature at work.
The rest of the world was watching a bear on the Internet (Shirley was watching it also).
Finally Sunday afternoon we got a call that this evening may be it. We ate dinner with Ian and Becca and the grandchildren. Madison and Emma were showing Shirley how to dance on the Wii, when we got the call it was time. So off we went to the other side of Gamber.
I saw cows, horses and pigs giving birth on the farm, but goats were something new to me. The babies were a little bigger than what I expected, but it was a great time.
Mama goat gave birth to three girls. They were a little unsure of their feet and it was fun to watch mama clean them up.
We would like to thank Dave and Jacki for inviting us to the blessed event.

Tornado

While I am no longer working for a newspaper, I still listen to a police/fire scanner. After 35 years it's hard habit to give up.
Today we hear them give a tornado warning and then said there was one near Mount Airy. We set off to give Ian Barry a ride. We thought we had time to get back home. Nice thought.
On the way back the storm hit. Boy, did the rain come down along with high winds. We headed back to the Barry's and got very wet running in.
After Ian got home, we heard the fire alert for storm damage from a tornado near Gamber. So, we all jumped in the truck and off we went. Ian knows Carroll roads as well as I do, so he drove. That left me to shot out the window.
We saw damage as he turned on Deer Park Road. As we turned right on to Constellation Way fire equipment blocked the road. It was easy to see the damage. Trees were down and siding was around the yards.
The equipment was between the two most damaged homes. Both lost part of their roofs. After taking a few shots, Ian drove around to the other side of the street.
More trees down and stripped of leaves and bark. A lady came out and said she saw the funnel cloud come down and do the damage. Ian and I got out of the truck and walked around. The garage on one house had a wall moved along with part of the roof missing.
The damage was hit and miss. Tornado damage always amazes me, how it is hit and miss along with how it snaps or strips trees.
This is the second tornado damage in the Gamber area I have shot in the last 12 years.