Thursday, March 01, 2007
WIND IN THE PINES.....
We were wakened with the sound of thunder, wind and rain early this morning. By the time it was daylight it was all over and the sun was shining. When I went to feed the kitties it was warm and balmy……however, it was just the beginning of a very bad day for tornadoes across the land. We had one at Caulfield, MO which is close to the Arkansas border and about 40-miles south and west of us. A little 7-year old girl was killed in a mobile home and the town was pretty well leveled.
The terrible cells of tornado-spewing clouds raced on to do more damage across the Southland. Locally, our wind increased with the approaching cold front of dry air and we had intermittent sunshine and clouds. The temperatures began dropping as the front moved across our part of the State.
You never know why some are spared and others not. Just random havoc and death at will from weather gone amuck. We watch the weather stations intently trying to figure if our loved ones are in the path of storms……..and relieved when they are not.
Becky said when she got to work there was a lot of activity around the office as phones rang constantly for information concerning the damage of the storms. Normally there is a lot of joking and camaraderie around the coffee room but when there is trouble, everyone snaps into their professional persona and activities center on relief efforts and help. I have always been proud to have been a part of the Highway Patrol for that very reason. They are well trained and caring when trouble hits……and they always take care of their own. I can testify to the truth of that.
Napoleon opted to stay in the garage most of the day on top of our Chrysler. The three outside kitties took turns keeping him company for the leaves being blown around in 30-mile an hour winds made them crazy. The rustling sound of them spinning and the wind in the pines provided a staccato dance.
I know the wind will eventually die down and the noise will stop…..but for the poor folks who lost loved ones, it won’t be such a casual observation. I pray the Lord will give them peace in their loss and heal their broken hearts.
We never know what the new day will bring………
Until tomorrow, I am,
Essentially Esther
The terrible cells of tornado-spewing clouds raced on to do more damage across the Southland. Locally, our wind increased with the approaching cold front of dry air and we had intermittent sunshine and clouds. The temperatures began dropping as the front moved across our part of the State.
You never know why some are spared and others not. Just random havoc and death at will from weather gone amuck. We watch the weather stations intently trying to figure if our loved ones are in the path of storms……..and relieved when they are not.
Becky said when she got to work there was a lot of activity around the office as phones rang constantly for information concerning the damage of the storms. Normally there is a lot of joking and camaraderie around the coffee room but when there is trouble, everyone snaps into their professional persona and activities center on relief efforts and help. I have always been proud to have been a part of the Highway Patrol for that very reason. They are well trained and caring when trouble hits……and they always take care of their own. I can testify to the truth of that.
Napoleon opted to stay in the garage most of the day on top of our Chrysler. The three outside kitties took turns keeping him company for the leaves being blown around in 30-mile an hour winds made them crazy. The rustling sound of them spinning and the wind in the pines provided a staccato dance.
I know the wind will eventually die down and the noise will stop…..but for the poor folks who lost loved ones, it won’t be such a casual observation. I pray the Lord will give them peace in their loss and heal their broken hearts.
We never know what the new day will bring………
Until tomorrow, I am,
Essentially Esther
