So, we were saved from the storm here as I reported yesterday. But as I view the damage which took out our neighboring county, part of me can't help but wonder at what cost? It is a level of survivor's guilt I guess; a "there but for the grace go I" feeling. It saddens my heart that they suffered so that we did not.
Fort Myers Beach
Home in Port Charlotte
Punta Gorda
It feels strange to see it and know that it was meant for us. The bullet doged. The crisis averted. (More images here)
Ironically today it's been raining. We went out to run a few common Saturday errands and encountered a flash downpour. The irony is that yesterday, the day we were supposed to face the wrath of the catagory 4 storm, and as our neighboring counties instead felt it's power, we sat dry and calm.
Today's sudden rain
I don't know. It's just a strange feeling.
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
at 8/14/2004 05:02:31 PM ~
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