August 1993

EVP | Photos



Significant Activity and Unusual Photos

Report by: Debra Pickman

After Barbara’s visit we attempted to go about life as best as we could in a normal fashion. There were many weeks when there seemed to be no activity at all in the house which left us wondering if what we perceived happening was only in our minds. Then as if to reinforce the reality that it wasn’t, something strange would happen.

Sometimes the activity was very apparent; the television or stereo would turn back on after it had been off, timers on the electrical appliances in the kitchen would ring or the tealite candles in the bathroom would be unexplainably lit.

Sometimes the activity was so subtle that we could have gone several days without recognizing it. A strangely melted candle on a shelf in the living room  was found one day while cleaning, and another burnt candle which had set in a sconce on the living room wall had what looked to be burnt finger marks at the base of the candle. Pictures that had hung on the wall were inexplicably be found turned upside-down and photographs developed days or weeks after taking them would suggest activity.

One such picture I had taken of the corner of the nursery where we had placed a box, on which I had placed a clipboard of paper and a box of crayons for Sally. Every few days I would write a short note to Sallie, in hope that we would again get a written response. I had looked at the picture, along with the others in the package, and saw nothing significant. I always got duplicates and would often leave the duplicate on the box for Sally. Days later Tony brought it to me and was curious about when it was taken. He pointed out that the crayon, which I thought was laying on the paper, was actually standing up on it’s pointed end. Upon closer inspection of it, a shadow could be seen, signifying that it was not laying on the paper.

Another set of photos left us feeling very creepy when we first saw them. I had proudly taken them of the baby’s room while stand at the doorway to the nursery. The first one is a bluish swirling sort of mass, the second taken only moments later is another bluish mass which looked more blob like. There was nothing of this sort in the lens of the camera when I took the pictures and a third party, hired by Sightings, for authenticity, analyzed both of them. The professionals they enlisted were not able to recreate the effect.

When I sent the psychic, Barbara Conner, a copy of these photographs, she felt it was a good sign. She then explained that the blue color depicted love and happiness; that the swirling blue around the doll (which can be seen in the clear center of the blue mass) was her way of telling us that she loved her doll.

Another significant photo happened when I took a photo of the nursery room from across the hallway. It is a mass at the doorway and seems to have a marbleized appearance. This effect is also seen in the Christmas photos of 1993, seen later.

There were also a few odd anomalies in photos taken in the area of the stairs. One taken of the top of the stairs from the bottom, shows a wispy looking area. Upon closer inspection, this looks like a male figure in a uniform and perhaps hold a bayonet of sorts. The other is taken from the top of the stairs and shows a significant blackness in the area of the lower stairs.

Looking back I wish I had taken notes each time I took a photo to document the date and time. It would have been even better if digitals were available at the time; something I am thankful for in my continued documentation of the paranormal.