a slightly different focus

Only a few weeks ago, Gerald and I went wandering around the MSC campus on a photostroll, enjoying what was a beautiful day on frankly beautiful grounds. Some folks obviously spent a great deal of time caring, and I even said as much to a groundskeeper we bumped into.

What a difference a couple of weeks makes:

MSC - Library’s Side Entrance

MSC - Library’s Side Entrance, Post-Tornado

130+ mile-per-hour winds do that. This, too:

MSC - Upper Courtyard

MSC - Upper Courtyard, Post-Tornado

Some botanical garden now — from this vantage, you can see all the way out to Eisenhower:

(Another) MSC Botanical Garden

(Former) MSC Botanical Garden

And, most devastating, around the lake (look at the tree stand in the background, especially):

MSC Ducks, in Tranquil Lakeside Scene

(Not So) Tranquil Lakeside

Finally, where the above were taken (from more or less top center in the first duck photograph — on the far side of the lake):

MSC - Student Center (with Remaining Duck)

The last photograph is titled that way because I’m concerned about the ducks; despite wandering all over the campus — as much as I could, that is, without straying beyond the yellow “caution” tape — I could only find a few of the dozen or so ducks. I hope the rest are okay somewhere.

I’ve taken several hundred photographs around Macon this week, and will post more — both in the Macon State College - May, 2008 gallery and Tornado! gallery in the coming days and weeks. Emotional stuff, hitting all walks of life.

Thanks for stopping by.

Update: Eight more photographs have been added to the post-tornado gallery from MSC.