Why Drive By Shooting?

Most of my photo's come from the result of driving by and shooting pictures. Oft times the very pictures come from the inside of my car. Now before I am criticized for using such a horrible name, I too was once a bystander of a true drive by shooting.

It was 1994, 11 pm at night. My cousin Lori and I were doing a craft project. I was waiting for my husband to get off work. We heard a loud "Bang!" and a scream. A man ran up on my porch and collapsed. Not knowing what was happening. I locked my door and called 911. After all, I did not know if the shooter was still out there. 

Neighbors came over, and police and ambulance arrived. The man died 3 times on the way to the hospital, which was a mile away. He did live, though. Come to find out he cheated his partner in crime from fencing stolen property. The guy got even by hitting him with a 22g sawed off shoot gun. The bullet went in and out of the victim and lodged, flesh and all into my truck.

I hated not knowing what to do. That is the control freak in me. That is when I changed my major in college to nursing. I have been a Registered Nurse for over 18 years.

I love to take photos of landscapes. I believe God has made a beautiful earth. I love to enjoy it and hope you do too.