The Northland has had some rainy weather as of late. Up to 8 inches of rain fell in northern Minnesota resulting in flooding that has people kayaking in streets typically filled with them driving to & from work & home. It’s heartbreaking to see the videos and pictures. Here at home it is wet, but it is not underwater. There was a sighting of a tornado in Cotton, where DeeAnn’s cabin is. This made for a few restless nights until we were able to get there to see for ourselves the extent, if any, damage. It was good that we knew about the devastation further north because in comparison, DeeAnn’s cabin was in good shape. The water level on the lake was very high, the yard was wet and swampy and the road leading into the cabins had many washboards but the road was passable. We love the cabin and the woods and bless Mother Nature so many times. There are those moments where she raises her voice and demands all the more respect, maybe an attempt to get our attention asking for further nurturing and gentler use of her resources.
Holly & Keltie seem to thrive in wet grass. There seems to be more smiling and just a more gleeful tone to their chasing, spinning, darting and ultimate sliding in the grass. Helen was a happy camper seeing a bigger pool than usual for her to swim. Their pleasures don’t take away our sincere concern for the people who are going through heartbreak. Damaged homes, cabins, roads and more is not what anyone wanted to have happen on the Summer Solstice.
But like so many others have had to do on this planet, the work begins and the repair will happen.
And the mantra “it could have been worse” – is heard all throughout.
Cemetery Garden
Bath Time
High Water
