Taken a few days ago – that’s all I’ve got!
We had a deluge yesterday. Endless, heavy rain that resulted in floods in the Hudson Valley, floods in New York City, tornadoes, and loss of life. It was terrible.
We are fine. Don is looking at the large river that is just down the street from us. It’s running very high as you can imagine. Our bridge looks – at least to Don and a few neighbors – like it’s got a crack. That may have nothing to do with the rain but between the last hurricane two weeks ago and Ida, we’ve been subjected to extraordinary amounts of rain. The campground at the end of our road is flooded out – it borders on the river. The house next to it has water up to their front door. I don’t know it I’ve ever seen the river this high (just saw Don’s videos that he shot a half an hour ago.)
Park Slope, where I will be staying when I’m in the city, was flooded. Subways were flooded. People died.
Climate Change is here. We knew that, of course, but it seems that every day brings us verification of that fact. I read an interesting article online this morning about small towns that have been decimated by flooding or tornadoes or forest fires simply not being able to bounce back. People move away. The town dies.
Anyway, that is what is on my mind this morning. I’m going to take a walk later on this morning to check out the damage.
And then I’ve got a coaching session with the actor I’m working with in the film.
Stay safe.
Happy Thursday.
Glad you are safe!
Thanks, Ellen.
Stay safe.
I’m glad you and your home are safe. I saw the reports of flooding late last night and was concerned about you.
I went down the Blythe doll rabbit hole a little bit yesterday. I saw 1 doll on Etsy selling for $8,000! The custom dolls are amazing. This is a hobby that could get easily out of control for me.
Take care
They don’t sell for that much money. I found out that once a doll has been sold, some customizers will keep the listing up so that people can see their work – so they price it so high that no one will attempt to buy a doll that’s already been sold. I have seen them go for $800.00, though! (I wouldn’t pay that!)
Stay safe, Marilyn.
I’m glad to hear you and Don are okay. The pictures coming out of New York, and other states is unbelievable. Not to mention the devastation in New Orleans and surrounding places. Climate change is here to stay I fear.
Enjoy your walk! ;)
Just got back. The flooding is real! Covering the roads in some places. The rivers are extremely high. Water has come right up to some houses – the front yards are covered in water. And that’s just in my neck of the woods.
Stay safe, Donna.
You stay safe! The next couple of days will bear watching as rivers upstream swell, and flow south. Stay dry! ;)
xoxo
Wow! Glad you are safe. It missed us, except for the normal rains we’re getting nearly every day in this rain forest! Though our kids are right next to the Harlem river, I think they are safe, too. They’re high on a hill in “The Heights”. It is bound to be a mess for them, getting around with no subway.
It was insane. Truly insane.
Stay safe, Shanna.
I love your path through those beautiful woods. Thank you for the photo -it’s more than enough.
Prayers out for all – whatever your challenge is at this time. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Jan.
Stay safe!
I’m glad that so far you have avoided the damage from the water and I hope things level off before the river overflows or heads your way. Stay safe, my friend. The video looks grim.
It would take a lot for the floods to hit us as we’re fairly high above the river and the creek. That video was of the creek, which is about 4 houses away from us.
Stay safe, Jeanie.
We had this on the 23. of July in the Ahrvalley and her sidevalleys on the left bank of the River Rhine. 180 people died.
Small rivers which never had been dangerous until this day overfloaded the villages in their narrow vineyards and historical half-timbered houses. A large area was affected by unprecedented destruction. People weren’t prepared and get no warnings from the authorities.
We on the right bank had damages too but not that bad. Our house is halfway up a hill. We have a small river on the other side of our mainstreet. I saw a flock of sheep on the remaining isle of their riverside meadow, enclosed by the floods. They could be saved.
I’m so with these people who lost everything, it makes me sick. The reconstruction will take years and what if this happens again?
You are a bit up a hill too with your house, this will hopefully save you from floods.
Sometimes I think I’m in a bad movie.
Hope for better times, stay safe!
Helga
Yes, I well remember those devastating floods in Germany and, I think, Belgium. Horrific.
We are up the hill from the creek and well away from any rising waters.
Yes, I know what you mean, Helga. The bad news is never ending.
Stay safe.
Such alarming weather for you. Indeed stay safe.
Thank you, Vicki.
Stay safe.
We had such a scary night.We kept getting messages on our phone of tornado warning. Never in my life have I ever experienced anything like this .I just kept praying God please keep us safe.
Nothing happened but villages around us had severe flooding and trees damage. The weather satellite for Marthas’s Vineyard and Nantucket was frightening. Our friend had a little flooding in her basement. The neighbor next door just had a new roof put on her house last week. Perfect time or what. So tired today the tornado warning ended at 2:45 this am.
Yup but there is no global warming.
You must be exhausted, Linda. What a horrible night for you!
Take care and stay safe.
It is so good to here you are fine!!!
I had heard and seen some images
of the devastation . Tough times.
Prayers and Love for you all♡
Thank you, Grace.
Stay safe.
Claudia — so glad you/Don are safe — storms like these are terrifying not to mention the awful damage that happens. love that pix of the path in the woods (??) seems so serene. want to share something I read yesterday — I stole it from someone’s blog–don’t know whose, but I really like it — ‘Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the M is silent’. stay safe/healthy
I love that so much! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Thanks, Linda.
Stay safe.
Climate change! All around us. I don’t see how many of these small towns can come back and so another huge change for our country. Stay safe.
It’s heartbreaking, especially for children and grandchildren and future generations.
Thanks, Linda.
Stay safe.
well….another day in paradise. Just finished dragging out everything from my friends basement apartment. The water poured in. Everything is spread out on the lawn. She recently moved to this neck of the woods to get away from a sad and volatile marriage. We will help her as much as possible but it looks like she will be moving in with her daughter and son in law and continue the clean up. yes this was torrential rain. Today is clear and beautiful but I ache all over from endless trips up and down basement stairs. Take one day at a time. Stay safe and remain strong.
I’m so sorry for your friend, Maria! How discouraging it must be for her.
Rest up.
Stay safe.
I’m so relieved that you and Don came thru safely; I was grateful for your little hill. Elevation counts! I couldn’t believe the news about tornadoes and the rainfall totals. So sad for everyone who’s suffering.
We’re still breathing smoke and praying for the Tahoe basin and our Sierra forests. Thank heavens it’s September and cooler weather must be ahead sometimw to give our firefighting heroes a break.
Climate crisis, indeed. Along with everything else. Sigh.
So worried for all of you! And beautiful Lake Tahoe.
Stay safe, Roxie.
I am glad to hear that you and Don are safe. I know your heart breaks for those who suffered losses. I was born in Louisiana and was checking this week on relatives in Baton Rouge and other towns.
My family moved to Texas when I was three. My husband was born here. (What a place to be this week, but I’m determined to stay and vote, vote, vote!) Despite growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast and running from hurricanes all during our childhoods and early marriage, my husband and I are just now contemplating buying our first generator. The failure of the Texas grid last February caused ramifications that still have my husband going to the podiatrist to tend to toes damaged while we were out shoveling snow into buckets in order to melt during the 9-minute blips of electricity we were allotted, so that we could flush toilets after we had to shut our water off. We had plenty of drinking water. We had a mild summer–only a few days of 100+ weather–this summer, but we had feared that we’d have brownouts if we had our normal long length of 100+ days, which would have been dangerous, too, to some people. Perhaps us, since we’re in our 70’s and both deal with some health conditions. So, this week has been spent pouring over generators and heating sources, as we realize this kind of thing is going to come more often with the mess we’ve created for our world’s children and grandchildren. Next, we’ll contemplate flood insurance, although we do not live in a 100-year flood plain and are on the high side of the Colorado River that flows a half mile away.
I think you’re right. We have to rethink things. Generators, flood insurance, fire insurance – things are changing and we can no longer act as if that isn’t happening.
Stay safe, Linda.