The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, March 16, 1996               TAG: 9603160410
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   17 lines

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

ILLUSTRATION: Photo by BETH BERGMAN\The Virginian-Pilot

Newlyweds Michael and Tina DeGifford of Virginia Beach met during

their lunch hour Friday to sit for a while by the water near the

Norfolk Botanical Garden. Hours after their idyll, a storm with

heavy rain and lightning swept through the area.

by CNB