Christmas at home this year was a special joy: my grandson Tucker has a new baby sister, Tatum. This grandmother thing is pretty special and I'm loving every minute of it, so much so that I waited too long to hit the road and ran right into the worst storm I've ever been in.
I like to brag that I've driven in hurricanes/next to tornados/through bogs and in sand, but nothing I've ever done compared to driving in blinding snow over the mountain on Sam's Gap and Bruekner (sp?) Pass between Asheville and Jonesborough. Had it not been for two snow plow trucks flying through the snow banks, I might still be on the mountain, frozen for someone to find in the near future...
On the other hand, seeing the mountains at 20mph gave me a different view of them - blinding white even at night; huge clumps of snow 'rocks' on the highway that looked like real rocks; seeing others struggle and pull over and keeping on for no other reason than wanting to live to tell the story...
About Me
- saundra
- Born in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, I am a genuine Florida Cracker--a descendent of sturdy women and men who farmed their way south from North Carolina in the early 1800's. I am a graduate of Florida State University with a BS in Social Science, and earned an MA in Education/Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. My work is deeply influenced by a love and reverence for the natural world and environmental issues and my love of story. Performance Photos by Valerie Menard, Silentlightimages.com.
