My visit to Orange Beach, AL

I am a Orange Beach resident. I decided to go check the beach where I onced planned on taking my children to during their summer vacation. Where I have beautiful pictures of my children playing on the white sands and beautiful waters of the gulf,  I now have these pictures to explain to my children why we are unable to go to the beach. I satisfy them until school starts by a little kiddie pool in our back yard and a neightborhood pool. The neighborhood pool often has a lot more people because there is no where else to go. I live between the ocean and a canal and I do not feel comfortable going to either. I would really hope someone would see these pictures today and see that what we are doing is not enough.  Not only is there oil in the sand and tar balls but there is a smell in the air. It is not crisp salty air, I would describe it more of like being in a auto shop.  So here are some pictures that I captured today.