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Feb. 15th, 2009 05:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kolThe wind trashed against the house all night, striking the wall with such force I could feel it bend. I listened to each crack and groan, twitching after each sound, too well aware the chances of a tree crashing into my apartment. And then at 2AM, the power went out, leaving me with nothing but the dull orange light of Shiny being denied power. There was no going back to sleep then, so I crept through the black house, easing jumpy, whining dogs with the flash of the house maglite. Candles were lit, the uneasy light making the danger a little less. It was harder to hear the wind with the dogs clamoring in my lap, demanding their worries be appeased with pets. I lay on the floor, back against the wall, watching the candles burn and the puppies slowly fall to sleep. And at a little before four, as the smallest candle's flame spat at the last of wick, the power came back on.
I slept with my foot against the wall, the light of my lamp pushing the danger away.
But when I left the house hours later, I couldn't help but inspect the trees, searching for any weakness as my sneakers dredged through the mess of leaf, branch, mud, and thrown up dog food. I stretched up my hands to test a trunk, knowing if this tree fell, it could land on my bed.
And it did not bulge, no matter how hard I pushed.
Storm anxieties aside, I am slowly catching up on things. Family dramas have cooled, my mother is now speaking with everyone, and I have received more hours from work. Housemates leave tomorrow, so I'll be in charge of the dogs for a week.
Neve is due before Tuesday 11:59 pacific.
I have to post at Kingdom tonight. Somehow, I think with the rain raging outside, it shouldn't be too hard.
I slept with my foot against the wall, the light of my lamp pushing the danger away.
But when I left the house hours later, I couldn't help but inspect the trees, searching for any weakness as my sneakers dredged through the mess of leaf, branch, mud, and thrown up dog food. I stretched up my hands to test a trunk, knowing if this tree fell, it could land on my bed.
And it did not bulge, no matter how hard I pushed.
Storm anxieties aside, I am slowly catching up on things. Family dramas have cooled, my mother is now speaking with everyone, and I have received more hours from work. Housemates leave tomorrow, so I'll be in charge of the dogs for a week.
Neve is due before Tuesday 11:59 pacific.
I have to post at Kingdom tonight. Somehow, I think with the rain raging outside, it shouldn't be too hard.
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Date: 2009-02-16 06:19 am (UTC)We're under a flash flood watch for the entire forecast zone... and there are a couple of really bad burn areas that'll be in bad shape from this.
Glad you only had one power outage at least... :\