Our Picnic At Beach Park

Today we had our planned picnic at Beach Park in Pascagoula and a relaxing time was enjoyed just being away for a few hours from the many cares that have been ours since Katrina made landfall. There were not many people at the park and I can understand as life on the Coast as it exists now can be very depressing. All of us are down in spirits to some degree and because Dave, Anita and I were aware that remaining in that state for long periods of time could have a detrimental effect, we decided to go on a picnic.

In our previous talks about our picnic, we vowed to not look at what was wrong with the park but to look beyond and appreciate what we have left. Eventually, it will all be back together again. So we began our outing at 9:00AM this morning and found that the city had put a few tables on the grounds and new blue trash cans were in abundance. There were also about twenty "port-a-potties" which the boys, being boys, had to try out as soon as they saw them. They were as thrilled as if they had gone to Disney World. It was an adventure to them. Before the picnic was over, they had tried all twenty.



Although the oaks had taken quite a beating, they still cast their shadows to keep us cool. They have survived and in time they will return to their full splendor. The Sound did its best also with a nice breeze that kept us comfortable. We couldn't have chosen a more perfect day for our picnic. We did look beyond all that was not there anymore and saw instead the beauty of the trees and the white sand on the beach and the happiness of the children at play.

The food was good. A big "hit" were Anita's delicious pita pockets that were "stuffed" with a very tasty filling . What picnic is complete without fried chicken? That was my specialty as one of the boys is a picky eater but loves "drumsticks". We call it southern fried not because people all over the world can't fry chicken but in the South it is not so much what breading or ingredients you use, it is in how you fry it. Don't rush it, slow deep frying . Clog those arteries!



The grand finale ... What picnic would be complete without a .........