Incomprehensible

Life is not normal right now. I'm sure that some of you have seen footage of the huge floods that ripped through our neck of the woods.

Because we live up high, the floods themselves didn't threaten our home.  However, the photos and videos of the devastation below us are almost incomprehensible. I cannot imagine what the world will feel like when we finally can go down the mountain to look around.

We are cut off from most of the world because the roads between our mountain and the plains have been badly damaged. So, we are "stuck" at home, with no landline and no cell phone reception. However, we are among the lucky ones who have electricity and internet (although we expect that those could fail at any moment).

We had a rain-free period today, and Shyla and I took full advantage of it!

We actually have managed to get out for some exercise every day, despite the weather. Neither my spine nor Shyla's spirit are capable of being sedentary.

This morning, after we rode to the top of Hug Hill, the clouds began to part, and we could see some small hills nearby.

We then rode through a pine forest over to another vista point, and the sun started to shine!

After days of rain (12" so far), the sun was like a gift from the universe.

Now, more rain seems to be in the forecast. I hope the forecast is wrong! There's so much that needs to happen, like search and rescue and rebuilding roads to connect the mountains and the plains.

Don't worry, we have enough dog food to last for a while in isolation. I think we'll run out of human food first!