It's been a rough week emotionally and mentally for me, but it is nothing compared to what my friends and family are going through in Iowa. A derecho (basically an inland hurricane), ripped through the state, causing widespread devastation. Whole towns were compared to a "war zone". There basically was not a person in my hometown who did not see damage to their home or property. Businesses are closed down, the power is out, roads are blocked. All this, and the whole thing was just a blip on the national news radar. Nothing about the hundreds of miles of ruined crops and what that may mean to food supply, or of how whole towns are pretty much decimated during an already rampant pandemic, how businesses that were already struggling economically may never recover from the destruction. That's how crazy of a year this has been, that it didn't even make much news. I'm done with you 2020, just done.
Oh Tina, I am sorry! I can feel the frustration and hurt in your comments above. I'm praying for those effected by the "derecho" and for you and your family and friends.
Is there anything I can do from Alabama?
Beautifully composed. We are in agriculture, and my husband was talking about the acres and acres of corn that was laid down. Yet the ag markets seemed to ignore the loss. I'm with you ... please let 2021 be better than 2020.
@thewatersphotos That’s so kind Gary, thank you! I have been trying to think of what I can do from Idaho. I just wish I was there to help the clean-up. They are a strong community and will get through, just like we did during the 2008 floods...but then we did have a national stage and help from FEMA.
Is there anything I can do from Alabama?