About 16 years ago I visited a friend I had worked with in St. Louis at her home in Ellicott City Maryland. While I was there I took this picture of the very quaint city center and I noticed how the city sat in beautiful rolling hills. A few weeks ago I heard a news story that Ellicott City had been hit with a devastating flood. It's hard for me to think of such a beautiful and historic place being ravaged by flood waters. When I saw this photo in my files, it reminded me of what a pretty place this was all those years ago.