Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Barely Missed My Own Yellow Brick Road

Yes.....that was a "Wizard of Oz" reference. Only one of the best movies of all time!

So, a few days ago, M'boro had quite the storms...and apparently a tornado! Which was literally about 2 miles from my apartment!! This is the closest I have ever been to a twister!

Maybe the word 'twister' is a little exaggerated. It apparently was an F0...the smallest tornado possible, and it only lasted for a mile. But in that mile and for as small as it was, it sure did do some damage.

This is Castle Dental Center.........with no roof:



This is a plaza in the same parking lot. 
Windows blown out and roofs blown off:




This is the Boys and Girls Club...notice their roof is on the playground:




This is part of the Boys and Girls Club's roof.....on the power lines.

*As a side note: I have the loveliest downstair's neighbor. Before the storm, she invited me to sit in her living room if I got too scared. How sweet of her!! 

I feel very blessed that I missed this small but damaging tornado. Although, I could totally use a vacation to Oz....

jl
                 

Friday, March 27, 2009

My First Blog

So, I just started a new blog, after a year of not posting. I am hopeful that this one will be better and that I will keep up with it more.

I dont have much time to write at this moment (I am in the library and should be studying). But hopefully tonight I can take some time out to write a few words.

Im excited, I hope you are!

jl