The local weather people are reporting lots of power outages and downed trees and power lines, but considering what it could have been...and I'll show you what I mean in a minute...we're doing great!
Unfortunately New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and other states didn't do well AT ALL!! :-( There have been at least six deaths, and the number is probably gonna rise once the assessments are done, now that the sun is up and they can actually see!
Flooding...the New York subway system under water...a town in New Jersey is under water, people on their roofs like with hurricane Katrina in New Orleans! :-( ...bridges and boardwalks being washed out and washed away...ships wrecked...uprooted trees...blizzards, and two feet of snow in some areas!...and waaaaaaaaay more...*sigh*...I'll let the photos tell the story. (The header photo and the others below all came from The Weather Channel page on Facebook). If you don't like bad news, don't look! It's bad. :-( ...
Atlantic City, New Jersey...
Bay head Beach, New Jersey...
Vineland, New Jersey...
Virginia Beach boardwalk...
Grandview Island, Hampton Virginia...
Ocean City, Maryland...
Lewes, and other parts of Delaware...
And then there is New York... :-( ...
Most of these photos were from Monday morning!...If you've been watching the news...especially the news out of New York...you know that the damage is much worst!....Devastating!! :-(
I have friends in almost all of these areas and I'll be waiting for phone calls and emails all day! I hope everyone is safe. :-( ...If you are in any of these areas, please pay attention to directions!! Your life is more important than your property!!
I gotta find some breakfast...and something to crochet. I need 'CALM'!!!...Have a good day, Everybody. This too shall pass. There is something to smile about today. I hope you find it.
A Thoughtful Life
A baby needs assistance
for a chance at living life.
An old man needs some help
to eat his food with fork and knife.
A troubled life will need
an "On Alert" lifeguard,
to help it navigate
the waves, cuz yeah! life is hard.
A lifeline will be needed
for a drowning sinking life,
when good and bad will come,
because, oh yeah, that's life!
An undiscovered life
can have a chance of a lifetime.
A life not truly lived
is just a waste of life and rhyme.
Light and batteries
are measured in a half-a-life.
Light in knowledge sparks
the way to save your spark-less life.
Insurance sometimes comes
in "Term"-life, or in "Whole".
In no uncertain terms though,
life must be the goal.
When lived well, you can have
the best time of your life,
and the memory of it
keeps you free from stress and strife.
Life is worth the living
for every woman, child or man,
and worth the time and heartache
from the race of life you ran.
Though life's outer beauty
sometimes cuts us like a knife,
it's rich and inner beauty
has a full-stocked pantry life.
A baby needs assistance
for a chance at living life.
An old man needs some help
to eat his food with fork and knife.
A troubled life will need
an "On Alert" lifeguard,
to help it navigate
the waves, cuz yeah! life is hard.
A lifeline will be needed
for a drowning sinking life,
when good and bad will come,
because, oh yeah, that's life!
An undiscovered life
can have a chance of a lifetime.
A life not truly lived
is just a waste of life and rhyme.
Light and batteries
are measured in a half-a-life.
Light in knowledge sparks
the way to save your spark-less life.
Insurance sometimes comes
in "Term"-life, or in "Whole".
In no uncertain terms though,
life must be the goal.
When lived well, you can have
the best time of your life,
and the memory of it
keeps you free from stress and strife.
Life is worth the living
for every woman, child or man,
and worth the time and heartache
from the race of life you ran.
Though life's outer beauty
sometimes cuts us like a knife,
it's rich and inner beauty
has a full-stocked pantry life.
