Today ...

[temporal1]

Today ..
just saw our neighborhood bald eagle fly by. first time in weeks.
i think he landed on his usual spot, electric pole. i’m not sure, hard to see, with leaves out now.

i hope so. i enjoy having him around.

[temporal1]

Today ..
Adjusting to the big weather front that blew through several midwest states, Kentucky north to Wisconsin+Michigan.
i was ok here, we had tornado watches and, much less common, dust storm warnings.

Somehow, i didn’t see the dust storm here, but my neighbors texted from about an hour west, they were in it, AND it hit Chicago.
All that top soil! i’ve seen big dust storms occasionally, not often, not huge like Arizona. Poor to zero highway visibility.
i think they come up sometimes before the field crops are up.

Our electricity stayed on, but internet was out for about 24 hours. i could call, text, no images or weather checks.
So i didn’t know how bad it was until it was over.

“At least 28 dead as tornadoes, storms batter states from the Heartland to the East Coast”
The NWS said it's believed the tornado that hit St. Louis was at least an EF-3.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dozen-people- ... =121901123

Instagram - Chicago
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJvOlluxfIl/

^^This is saying “first ever” for Chicago. i doubt it. “The Windy City”
i’m not going to research.

Still. It makes a mess.

[temporal1]

Today .. Friday the 13th. Again.

My grdaughter’s last day of school. Hoping to hear from her today.
i believe she’s had a good year as a junior in a new school.

[Robert]

Thought it might be a relaxing weekend, but I watched Operation Toussiant on Prime Video this morning. Story of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad. They work to rescue children from human trafficking. Pretty heavy stuff. This country is quite sick. The US is the major purchaser of trafficked children. Lord, come quickly.

[temporal1]

Today .. Fathers’ Day

Hoping for the very best for fathers and families.

[JohnL]

More storms this week. We're getting tree-fall happening even after the storms are over. The saturated soil on the mountainside is loosening the roots and the trees collapse on power lines. The internet keeps going in and out. Our generator is keeping the AC going so there's that.
Just more "fun" for tired mountain communities.

[JohnL]

The same section of I40 on the NC-TN border is flooded again due to a landslide. That section was wiped out by Helene. It was rebuilt and has only been reopened for 3 months. They need to reroute that puppy.

[Robert]

More storms this week. We're getting tree-fall happening even after the storms are over. The saturated soil on the mountainside is loosening the roots and the trees collapse on power lines. The internet keeps going in and out. Our generator is keeping the AC going so there's that.
Just more "fun" for tired mountain communities.

We lost power for several hours yesterday for a similar reason. Ground is quite saturated here too. Strange for Texas in June. June usually starts the dry season. Seems to have shifted back a month here.

[Grace]

Thought it might be a relaxing weekend, but I watched Operation Toussiant on Prime Video this morning. Story of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad. They work to rescue children from human trafficking. Pretty heavy stuff. This country is quite sick. The US is the major purchaser of trafficked children. Lord, come quickly.

Another very heavy documentary is "Line in the Sand" where James O'Keefe follows immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. The little 10-year-old girl with those big brown eyes, and traveling alone, breaks my heart. From 2021 to 2024 the human and sex trafficking of women and children not only got worse, but it also got easier, with the open borders. And it was pure evil.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33829507/

[Robert]

Thought it might be a relaxing weekend, but I watched Operation Toussiant on Prime Video this morning. Story of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad. They work to rescue children from human trafficking. Pretty heavy stuff. This country is quite sick. The US is the major purchaser of trafficked children. Lord, come quickly.

Another very heavy documentary is "Line in the Sand" where James O'Keefe follows immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. The little 10-year-old girl with those big brown eyes, and traveling alone, breaks my heart. From 2021 to 2024 it only got far worse, as the open borders have caused the U.S. to become the largest, human, sex and drug trafficker in the world. And it was pure evil.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33829507/

It was behind a paywall, so I never got to see it. I would like to watch it.