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A place of normal one-foot waves, seaweed fifty yards across the street. |
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Tree roots taller than the scholar. The boat is shrouded in green. |
We are blessed.
Sandy
bestowed nothing on us other than a light headache. Power came back after 23 hours. Our daughter’s campus closed for Monday and
Tuesday so we had an unexpected and delightful long weekend with her. Amtrak
emailed her at 2:30 this morning to let her know her 9:00 train back would not
be running, precipitating a quick pre-dawn trip up north by my husband to get
her back in time for classes. That was an inconvenience sure, but in no way
surmountable. The yard we spend all day Saturday
and Sunday raking looks like we never touched it. Why do we rake before a storm, you
ask? Sheer volume makes it a requirement! The pine tree uprooted in my in-laws yard did
not hit my husband’s sailboat, stored less than five feet away.
I think of the folks in NY and NJ and other hard hit areas,
and I say a prayer.
