2017.09.18 07:00 - Remarkable things along the way

The Guardian for this meeting was Eden Haiku. The comments are by Eden Haiku.

Adams, Riddle, Eden, Eliza and Bleu (Photo is Bleu's)

Feeling like complaining

Riddle Sideways: Welcome to another Monday ㋡
Eden Haiku: Welcome to another Monday too Riddle :)
Eden Haiku: How are you doing?
Riddle Sideways: almost wrote that
Eden Haiku: hehe telepathic morning?
Riddle Sideways: pretty good. and you
Eden Haiku: Feeling like complaining and resisting it :(
Riddle Sideways: yep

--BELL--

Eden Haiku: You too?
Riddle Sideways: yep
Eden Haiku: LOL
Riddle Sideways: volunteered setting up stuff at Jazz Festival last week
Eden Haiku: Sharing the burden makes it lighter :)
Riddle Sideways: a lot of sitting around waiting
Eden Haiku: And bugs came up?
Riddle Sideways: then golf carting to the other end
Riddle Sideways: do one thing
Riddle Sideways: then wait some more
Riddle Sideways: daughter came down for a night
Riddle Sideways: and we got to the Sand Castle contest
Eden Haiku: oh! Sand Castle, fun!
Riddle Sideways: great works of temporial Art
Riddle Sideways: theme was "lines in the Sand"
Eden Haiku: Temporial Art: between Memorial and Temporary :)
Riddle Sideways: yes
Eden Haiku: Like Nazca glyphs maybe?
Eden Haiku: Landing sites for flying saucers :)
Riddle Sideways:there was a Lion in the Sand. a sand lion with kelp hair and mane
Eden Haiku: Oh! So sad we can't share real photos on the wiki...I'm sure you have snapshots of that sand beast...
Eden Haiku: Whenever I try to share a RL photo it ends up upside down on the wiki
Riddle Sideways:yes. and of the dogs that walked right through the Art
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Eden Haiku: Bad dogs!
Riddle Sideways: and pics of a tourist walking in front of the camera

Elizaaaaaa!!!!!

Riddle Sideways: Elizaaaaaa!!!!!
Eliza Madrigal: :::waves with both hands:::
Riddle Sideways: hi
Riddle Sideways: you return
Eden Haiku: Good morning Eliza! So nice to see you!
Eliza Madrigal: I do seem to
Riddle Sideways: /listens for stories
Eliza Madrigal: Nice to see you both :)
Eden Haiku: We were talking about a Sand Castle exhibit Riddle went to
Eliza Madrigal: have followed some book release and deer adventures, just catching up on other logs and conversations now
Eden Haiku: I don't dare make you a notecard as my system memory is too full and can’t handle much.
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, love those....
Eliza Madrigal: please go on
Eden Haiku: Tell us about your evacuation stories Eliza, please :)
Eliza Madrigal: just lots and lots of driving
Eden Haiku: I was so worried and now so glad you are safe and at home!
Riddle Sideways: please
Eliza Madrigal: my daughter (younger) did lose part of her roof though... well, the roof where she lives with bf
Eliza Madrigal: but everyone is safe, main thing. It was difficult to have us all scattered about, dealing with storm distinctly in own ways
Eliza Madrigal: Miami was largely spared, thankgoodness

Mantras

Riddle Sideways: hi Leaping Adams
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Adams :)
Eliza Madrigal: the only mindful thing I can say about the adventure today is that mantras were a big support
Eden Haiku: Where did you evacuate to? Hello Adams!!!
Adams Rubble: Hello Riddle, Eden and Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: Georgia, with son and dog, to sister's house. There are some cultural political observations I could make, but maybe in time :)
Eden Haiku: Mantras, that's wonderful Eliza, It kept you centered.
Eliza Madrigal: (not one confederate flag sighting nor trump sticker while there @@)
Eden Haiku: Phew!
Eliza Madrigal: yes they did Eden :)
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Adams Rubble: :)
Eliza Madrigal: I mention that only because it was strange/not the norm, so seems notable
Eliza Madrigal: (re flags etc)
Riddle Sideways: Georgia and Miami are not exactly the same?
Eliza Madrigal grins
Eden Haiku: Maybe the media make it worse than what it is really?
Eliza Madrigal: Family there was very good to us, no conflicts etc.I was quite distressed at times, worrying about the girls
Eliza Madrigal: and my grandfather who treated the storm as no big thing - ugh
Eden Haiku: I’m sure you were :)
Eliza Madrigal: so, there is my story nutshell :) thanks for asking/caring

--BELL--

Sand Lion

Adams Rubble: glad everyone is safe
Eden Haiku: Thanks for sharing Eliza ;)
Eliza Madrigal: @eden, I don't think they make it worse, just don't show spectrums perhaps, or what may be changing, fast
Eden Haiku: Yes, maybe.
Eliza Madrigal shrugs
Eliza Madrigal:now tell me everything I missed, and stories of sandcastles
Eliza Madrigal: lol
Eliza Madrigal: (thanks Adams) :)
Eden Haiku: The sand lion Riddle saw seemed quite majestic
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Riddle Sideways: lots of pyramids. they are favorite thing for sand castle shape
Eliza Madrigal: I was thinking that "sand lion" conjures egyptian images
Eliza Madrigal: or Tibetan snow lions, but sand ^.^
Riddle Sideways: and the Aztec pyramid (can't speel)
Eliza Madrigal: nice
Riddle Sideways: was most nice to just walk and sit by the ocean
Riddle Sideways: live right by it, but don't get there much
Eden Haiku: Nice :)
Eliza Madrigal: you seem to be so nicely situated Riddle, amidst forests and ocean?
Riddle Sideways: oh well... somebody has to live in paradise
Eliza Madrigal smiles... suppose so
Riddle Sideways: then went to Jazz festival for a few hours. there was a panel talk of women in jazz
Eliza Madrigal: oooh
Riddle Sideways: and what they face in a boys club

Bleuji!

Bleu Oleander: 's current display-name is "Bleu".
Riddle Sideways: Bleuji
Riddle Sideways: hello
Bleu Oleander: hi all :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Bleu :) freshly spotted
Adams Rubble: Hello Bleu :)
Eden Haiku: Hello Bleu :)
Eden Haiku: Having a Japanese morning Bleu ?
Bleu Oleander:a Damien Hirst moment maybe :)
Riddle Sideways: always love your belt of paint tubes and brush at the ready
Bleu Oleander: yes, my weapons :)
Riddle Sideways: quick Draw
Bleu Oleander: lol
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Riddle Sideways: any other reports of the weekends?
Riddle Sideways: just being funny... this is not a homework sessions
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: ha!
Eden Haiku: Last Farmers market for us, under a bright sun ;)) Summer
Riddle Sideways: and how is the little deer's leg?

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: pobrecito
Eden Haiku: She didn't show up yesterday. The other two did. I'm a bit worried :)
Eliza Madrigal: aw
Eden Haiku: Would someone take a picture of our group this morning and send it to me via mail? It seems my computer can't handle one more snapshot :(
Bleu Oleander: kk
Eden Haiku: Many people living in the country told us she can survive though. Hope she will,
Eliza Madrigal: at least it isn't winter...time to recover more perhaps
Eden Haiku: Thank you Bleu:) Your outfit is so striking I want it on the log :)
Bleu Oleander: ty :)
Eden Haiku: Yes, and animals do know how to eat healing plants
Eliza Madrigal: oh dear, brb
Riddle Sideways: ? looks around
Eliza Madrigal: sorry, that was too mysterious...
Eliza Madrigal: just someone at the door, or rather, through the door talking to the dog, who got very excited and wanted to greet them
Eden Haiku: Was George anxious during the upcoming storm?
Eliza Madrigal: people came to see where he was while we were away for hurricane
Eliza Madrigal:He did very well on the road, but horrible at the hotels
Eden Haiku: Didn’t mean to whisper :(
Eden Haiku: How many days to get to Georgia ?
Eliza Madrigal:the drive was double the time due to the storm traffic
Eden Haiku: Ah yes...
Eliza Madrigal: so what should have been 10 hours total was a great deal more, and long gas lines, et
Eliza Madrigal: not so easy on the body... am in recovery mode now
Riddle Sideways: the wind was at your back tho
Eliza Madrigal: we were able to leave a little earlier than some others, and coming home wasn't so bad, so all in all very fortunate
Eden Haiku: Yes, this is very taxing for the body and a lot of stress too
Eliza Madrigal nods... both son and I quite ill for the last few days, better today
Eden Haiku: Yes, at least you are safe and your home is intact :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: aw, sorry to hear ...

Remarkable things along the way

Eliza Madrigal: so many remarkable things along the way though...
Eden Haiku: Oh please, do tell!
Eliza Madrigal: one wishes to write it all out but then zip, time passes
Eliza Madrigal: well, one interesting thing was this man from Jordan that I met in line for water for 7 hrs...
Eden Haiku: 7 hours waiting line!!!!
Bleu Oleander: wow
Eliza Madrigal: who spoke many languages and described his family life, the sand storms in Petra, etc
Bleu Oleander: I have friends in Petra now
Eliza Madrigal: I'd love to go there one day
Bleu Oleander: photos are amazing
Eliza Madrigal: didn't realize there was a sand storm season
Bleu Oleander: yes me too
Eden Haiku: At least you had a nice connection with another human waiting in line for 7 hours.Yes, a friend for life!
Eliza Madrigal:truly, everyone in line was delightful
Eliza Madrigal: at some point, I couldn't stand much longer so my daughter came to take my place
Eliza Madrigal: and she laughed and laughed at all the friends I'd made
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: :)
Eden Haiku: Funny Eliza :)
Riddle Sideways: yes, love meeting people in lines
Eden Haiku: Friendly Eliza :)

--BELL--

Memories of hurricane Andrew

Eliza Madrigal: no one else in line had lived in Miami during hurricane Andrew
Bleu Oleander: amazing
Eliza Madrigal: and few had even seen photos of the potentials
Eliza Madrigal: or considered (for some) months without power, what that's like
Eliza Madrigal: streets filled with national guard, etc
Eden Haiku: Better be prepared than sorry...
Eliza Madrigal nods
Riddle Sideways: hard to get that across to people
Bleu Oleander: yep
Eliza Madrigal: but also difficult, expensive to prepare
Eden Haiku: How long did it take you to get back to normal after hurricane Andrew?
Eliza Madrigal: we felt so fortunate, but knew when we drove away that everything might have been blown away
Eden Haiku: Yes, a terrible thought!
Eliza Madrigal: In some ways, Miami was changed forever... the tree cover of my childhood was largely gone, and during Andrew I had a 3 week old baby...
Eliza Madrigal: so it is a bit of a blur really... stopped being able to breastfeed from the stress, displaced for a few weeks, but got power earlier than most others
Eden Haiku: Such a young life to protect...Terrifying...
Eliza Madrigal nods
Eliza Madrigal: a little earlier and I would have weathered the storm at hospital
Eliza Madrigal: like others from my birthing classes
Eliza Madrigal: later rather
Eden Haiku: Oh!
Eliza Madrigal: she was a few weeks early :) I think she knew
Bleu Oleander: :)
Eden Haiku: smiles
Eliza Madrigal: Oh! and the hurricane followed us to GA this time...
Eden Haiku: It did?
Eliza Madrigal: the house next door to my sister was crushed by a huge tree...
Riddle Sideways: yes, it went north too
Eliza Madrigal: and we lost power there
Eliza Madrigal: was a tropical storm by that time
Bleu Oleander: wow that's scary
Eliza Madrigal: more so than in Miami, frightening, because those houses aren't built to such high codes
Eden Haiku: And hurricanes are getting more forceful now...
Eliza Madrigal: hot waters!!
Eden Haiku: Climate change and general numbness about the reality of it...
Eliza Madrigal: no code can stand up to a cat 5....
Eliza Madrigal nods... and fires all over...
Adams Rubble: lots of storms so far this year
Eliza Madrigal: those people on the islands :(
Bleu Oleander: just about to be hit again!
Bleu Oleander: Maria
Eliza Madrigal: and possibly Haiti...
Riddle Sideways: what happened to the storms named K and L ?

Little wounded deer is back

Eden Haiku: The little wounded deer is back with her mom and sister!!!
Riddle Sideways: yayyyyy
Eliza Madrigal: really too much... it is a micro picture of what climate refugees mean
Bleu Oleander: great :)
Adams Rubble: Lee is going to peeter it it seems
Eliza Madrigal: Oh Yay! :)) That's a good sign
Eliza Madrigal: for everything :D
Adams Rubble: Kaytya did damage in mexico
Riddle Sideways: thanks
Eliza Madrigal: I haven't seen much about that yet Adams
Adams Rubble: Jose is passing by here tomorrow. The clouds are here today
Adams Rubble: it is going to do another turn south after is passes mass
Eliza Madrigal: hmmm...
Eden Haiku: My companion is feeding them bits of apples and carrots...
Eliza Madrigal smiles
Bleu Oleander: nice :)
Eden Haiku: Feeling like in a Disney movie when they show up :)
Eliza Madrigal:that makes me unreasonably happy this morning, haha
Riddle Sideways: sometimes, it would be nice if we could share some RL photos
Riddle Sideways: "Unreasonably Happy"
Riddle Sideways: nice
Eliza Madrigal: ^.^
Eden Haiku: Yes! It used to be possible. Howcome photos always get upside down?
Eliza Madrigal: I must go pick up my son from college :) he can drive now but half the lights are out so I feel better this way. Would love to see/share photos too <3

--BELL--

Adams Rubble: bye Eliza :)
Adams Rubblepoints to other social media
Eliza Madrigal: must connect the dots perhaps!
Eliza Madrigal: so nice to touch base with everyone ((( )))) bfn
Eliza Madrigal: thanks
Riddle Sideways: by
Eden Haiku: Bye Eliza!
Eden Haiku: I also have to leave now. So many things to attend to. We are leaving the country house early this year. Many preps to do.
Riddle Sideways: did not see Bleu leave
Adams Rubble: It was good seeing y'all this morning :)
Eden Haiku: Thank you all for coming this morning. Delightful to be with you :)
Riddle Sideways: all your goodbyes
Adams Rubble was thinking the same thing as Riddle
Eden Haiku: Bye Riddle, bye Adams and waving to Bleu and Eliza :)
Adams Rubble: bye Riddle :)
Adams Rubble: whoops, and bye Eden :)
Riddle Sideways: ok, by