Fierce and sustained winds kept me awake most of last
night. The stronger gusts roared so loudly
against the west wall of my bedroom, I pulled a pillow over my head to reduce
the noise. A brief volley of rain
sounded like stones thrown against my windows.
After a while, I stumbled out to the sofa in my living room and flopped
down there to try and sleep.
Not much better.
The wind continued to cry against the edges of my house
and moan at the windows.
I slept for a while and awakened to an electronic chorus
of beeps and whistles as electricity—having been lost at some point—brought back
to life my smoke detectors, microwave, and printer.
I brewed my coffee two hours late this morning and
then stepped out the front door to see if my solar array survived the
night. Snow in the mountains. Trees still standing tall. Solar array upright.
Ready for one more day of sunlight.
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