Bad Night in Central Florida

A couple of weeks ago I was up in Lady Lake, one of the areas hardest hit by last night's tornado. It's about 45 miles northwest of where I live. I was looking for a church and drove right by the Church of God that got destroyed. Got a little tour of part of The Villages area by some residents who love it there. Seemed like a nice place for retired people to enjoy life. But life got a whole lot more complicated for a whole lot of people there last night. And much simpler for the six that died there. It seems that at least thirteen more people died as the tornado moved eastward. It's a sad day here in central Florida.

This lady stands in what was her living room.

This guy closed on his new house yesterday and it was destroyed last night. At least his stuff wasn't in it yet.

This lady lost her last house in Hurricane Katrina and then moved to The Villages. It's supposed to be safer here in the middle of the state.

The old home place.

Load of oranges

Morning in the neighborhood.