The flood waters are receding. The coastal towns of Oregon are not recovered by any means. But the chain saws are chopping up fallen trees, electricity is starting to be restored, as well as phone lines. The weather has stopped and recovery is good. The coast line towns really got the hit by winds and rain, mostly winds.
You might see on the news about the itty bitty town of Vernonia. They got hit hard by all this rain. That town is nestled in the woods, at the base of a valley, with a lake and river going through it. The river flooded and it's been a mess. Most of the footage on the news is out of that town. They actually got stranded without a way in our out due to the flood. No electricity, phones, fuel, water, supplies, etc. The National Guard made it in with some special equipment to rescue people from their homes in rafts. It was horrible. The waters there have really receded, and should be continuing to reach normal levels in the next day or so. Thank God! I have several friends who live there, and I haven't been able to reach.
In all of that gloomy news--we awoke to a normal Pacific Northwest morning. Thick fog. It's actually very pretty and crisp on mornings like this. I looks like a postcard. We need some picture postcard weather around here for a change.
Then I look at Kristina's blog in Minnesota! I don't miss driving in snow at all!
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