As we drove along the roadway that parallels Highway 90 in Gulfport, Miss., on Wednesday, I realized in the midst of all the history that was lost in the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina, people seem to find humor to help themselves cope. Someone placed a pink flamingo decked out in Bermuda shorts on the wall in front of what was once someone’s home along Beach Boulevard. There is something about pink flamingos that always make me smile.

Panorama: Gulfport