Mother Nature

Wow!  What a weekend.  We have had very high temperatures this past week, and with that as you know come storms.  And boy did we have a storm!  Friday we saw a storm come through that was amazing.  Truly we are blessed as we did not have any real damage, and only lost our power for three hours.  Many around the state will be without power for most of the week.  After hurricane force winds, and sideways rain for roughly 45 minutes the girls and I came up from the basement to find that really we only lost a few branches, and our sweet corn was flat.  I can say in the last two days the corn has pretty much stood back up, and the sticks are picked up for the most part.  After Fridays storm though the heat has continued.  We decided to go to the lake to swim last evening around 5:00, boy was that a mistake.  We got to the lake and saw a front moving in, it was spinning and ended up pouring rain down on us.  We were lucky that we got under it, and through it before any tornadoes touched down.  We later found out Marblehead (which we were about three miles from) was under a warning.  We saw some more damage as places got high winds again, but still not to the degree of damage the girls and I found after the storm on Friday.  We were lucky!  As we were driving home Derek and I were discussing just how powerful Mother Nature is and how small we all are.  Also how much Karma can get people.  There are so many people in the world that get upset because it may rain on a day that they didn't want it too, or just rain in general.  For those people I say, "Embrace the rain for it is what creates crops, and food for everyone.  Whether it's for plants, or animals we all need the rain, and can't survive without it."  I know it is hard to be without power, but remember that the men working out in the sweltering heat having to clear trees, and restore the power for you are really risking a lot so that you can live comfortably.  So instead of getting angry with them why not call and thank them for what they do.  I'm sure everyone knows someone with power that would be willing to help out if they need it.  We have been drastically dry for the past six weeks, and everyone will feel that over the next year or so if farmers can't get a good crop.  Also the heat is going to continue for a week or so, more storms could be on the way.....But that still just proves my point, at the end of the day we are nothing compared to what Mother Nature can do.  She can and will do as she pleases, we just need to do all we can to stay safe when she brings all her fury front and center.  Have some respect for the powers out there that are greater than any of us!   It's truly amazing!!!!!