Wind,Rain,Tornadoes,Lots of Damage in Our Area.

I walked around the yard this morning in

my galoshes trying to find

some pretty flowers that were not beat

 to death by the heavy rains

we have been bombarded with here lately.

I did find a few, although

they are not looking their best. They are

bright and cheery,and that's

what I was looking for.Something bright

 and colorful to boost our

spirits around here after all the dreadful

storms had subsided

(for a few minutes anyway).

 It hasn't been that long ago, since

we were sitting in front of our TV,
watching the devastation from all 
over the world, wondering why we
 are sitting here with nothing bad
going on around us,while the rest of
the world is in chaos.Well, it seems
our time is here. We have been
having heavy rain,and I mean heavy,
and lots of unpredictable tornadoes
for the last week.Nothing like the
Carolinas, but tornadoes are bad anytime,
where ever they might be.

I have been scanning the Internet this morning,
viewing all of the homes and barns that were
destroyed or damaged, and there were several.

A lot of the damage we're hearing about,is

with folks that we know.Tragedies of any

kind are bad anytime,but it seems worse

when it happens to folks you know.

 Our local fairground was hit hard. Leveling

several of the huge buildings.One of the buildings

 there was a restaurant where I once worked

 while the fair was going on.

My son-in-law's Aunt's property was hit

hard,leveling several outbuildings there.I'm

sure we will hear many more

 stories of damage as the day progresses,

and they say there is more of

the same type of weather expected today.

This year's round of stormswill be

remembered for many years to

come,for this area.