Going to Oz

[judy]

We don't get tornadoes here. From what I hear, there have been 2 in the past 20 or so years. There aren't enough flat places for a tornado to keep its momentum, although someone was telling me about one that went up a mountain and down the other side! I guess the trees didn't break it up.

We get flooding, Tstorms, wind, and, of course, snow, snow and more snow.

Except for the flooding, none of these are particularly dangerous, thank God. If you know how to handle yourself in snow, you are okay here. My strategy is to stay home in snow storms and when it ices up.

It is so beautiful here now, with the mountains and valleys so green. People are planting their fields, the hay has been unwrapped, young trees are taller than last year, and my azaleas are blossoming. The cows have been given more freedom within their pastures, the horses are out without their blankets, and God is giving us new life.

I passed a mother goose walking near the pond they live in. She had her goslings following her, and when I stopped to take a look, the little ones were shooed right into the taller grass, and she opened her beak and hissed at me!
It was awesome to experience, especially since I know these geese. They live in the same place, and mate for life, so we are all very careful when we drive past their pond.