Weather

The Trail is gone!

The weather has been so unsettled lately..I can't imagine what the people of Joplin Missouri are feeling right now.  So many lives lost; such heartache.  But among the survivors there is so much inspiration, such determination that they will overcome and rebuild their town.

We had a tornado watch here last night.  Visions of Missouri swarmed in my head.  I called my grown children to warn them of the possibility..to keep themselves safe..my precious little Alex safe.

I took my doggies, Beauregard my cat and my pocketbook down in the cellar and we waited for what seemed a year.  We were very fortunate, no tornadoes touched down but we did have torrential rain fall!

This morning I went to my "morning trail" to run.  This trail follows the Raritan River into Morris County, New Jersey.  I went about 1.25 miles only to find the river had taken over the trail, the woods and the fields,  I could not go any further.  The force of mother nature is awesome and frightening at the same time.  I had to cut my run short in that direction, but I was counting my blessings, I could turn around and run in the opposite direction and complete my run.  Plus, unlike so many families in Joplin, Missouri, I still have my home, I am very lucky indeed!

If you would like to help the people in Joplin here is a link to some websites:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/joplin-missouri-tornado-victims/story?id=13665690