Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
Happy New Year
Thursday, May 29, 2008
PICHER PICTURE
Today we had occasion to travel near Picher, OK. We only live about 30 miles from this tornado ravaged town and so we took Ryan, Dillon and Beth to see what remained from the May 10, 2008 destruction. This scene tells the story.
That is so sad. It's an odd coincidence, but just 30 minutes from us is where tornadoes came through when we were on our trip to Savannah. When we got home, we saw houses without roofs and others with worse damage and a pathway through the trees that looked like they were snapped like twigs. Our neighbors said they were crouched in their house scared to death when those storms passed over. I was glad we were not home during that! OK has more tornadoes than we do in AR, but this year has been particularly bad for AR. I feel so badly for all those who have suffered loss of their homes and worse yet, loss of loved ones.
The force is unbelievable - feel so sorry for the towns hit.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteI had lots of family near where a tornado touched down in Colorado. It's super scary! Thank heavens they are all ok.
Those tornados are awful. I feel for the folks that have gone through those. Seems to be more and more of them these days.
ReplyDeleteThat is so sad. It's an odd coincidence, but just 30 minutes from us is where tornadoes came through when we were on our trip to Savannah. When we got home, we saw houses without roofs and others with worse damage and a pathway through the trees that looked like they were snapped like twigs. Our neighbors said they were crouched in their house scared to death when those storms passed over. I was glad we were not home during that!
ReplyDeleteOK has more tornadoes than we do in AR, but this year has been particularly bad for AR. I feel so badly for all those who have suffered loss of their homes and worse yet, loss of loved ones.