Things sure get complicated, quick: When homes and belongings, roads and bridges, water systems, power—indeed, all of the daily infrastructure we take for granted—are gone in an afternoon, swept down the creek, through the holler, in a torrent of mud and trees.
This reminds me of an old saying my Dad would use, "There, but for the Grace of God go I". You were lucky is as simple as I can define it. It reminds me of what parents must do to keep their family alive during wartime, only that can last for years, not just days.
It has been eye opening, and heartbreaking. Climate change is real, and to those who don't believe...may you not learn the hard way.
This reminds me of an old saying my Dad would use, "There, but for the Grace of God go I". You were lucky is as simple as I can define it. It reminds me of what parents must do to keep their family alive during wartime, only that can last for years, not just days.
Glad to hear it didn't hit your farm, Brian.
As we head into the Anthropocene, extreme weather will likely become more frequent.
How to develop and build in genuine resilience is a challenge.
Let me see how best to respond to this, David. Yup.