This is the view of my Mother's driveway and front yard as of ten this morning. The branches that litter the frame are not supposed to be there. The car, however, would have been in the picture had it not been moved to a neighbor's open field to keep it from harm, an event that took place shortly after T's car wound up with a nice, deep dent in the roof.

The photograph was accompanied by this letter:
Here are some pics of the ice storm     Cayuga and Wayne county are in a state of emergency   we have a generator for the fridge and of course the wood stove  I simply love this stuff    and I was worried about being bored and missing all the fun       ...
  I have the laptop hooked up to the generator   better go   Love   Mom

News of the storm and extent of damage it has caused (power lines down for miles, trees littering the streets, no hope of passable roadways or regaining power for days) has me beside myself with sadness. I can't believe there's a perfectly good natural disaster happening and I'm missing it.

Posted by Antigeist at April 5, 2003 11:20 AM