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The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
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Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
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Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: SuziQ
We got power back on Sunday, thank goodness.
Work is absolutely insane! Seems like our clients have lost their minds - and most of them are nowhere near a hurricane affecte area.
1,361
posted on
08/30/2005 7:45:53 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: RosieCotton
Don't apologize for venting, chica.
It makes me feel guilty when I do. :P
1,362
posted on
08/30/2005 7:46:21 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: SuziQ
Prayers for SirKit's brother and his parish.
That video is heartbreaking. And familiar. :-(
1,363
posted on
08/30/2005 7:52:55 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: RMDupree
Tell 'em whatever they need is in New Orleans and they're free to go pick it up ;-)
1,364
posted on
08/30/2005 7:53:46 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: RMDupree; RosieCotton
Good morning everyone!
~sip~
1,365
posted on
08/30/2005 7:53:51 AM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: RMDupree
Yeah, I'm sure it does look familiar to you. I've been reading a coast blog, and it looks like all but one of the casinos is out of action. The Beau Rivage survived. The Grand Casino in Biloxi came loose and floated across Hwy 90, and I read that the barge on which the superstructure of the Grand Casino in Gulfport came loose and is blocking Hwy 90! The Hard Rock was under construction and that is damaged heavily, but the guitar sign, the largest of all the Hard Rock Cafe still stands. ROCK ON!
Truly it is devasting. Apparently the bridge that I mentioned to Rose, that was damaged in Camille has been damaged again. All the bridges linking the three counties, Jackson, Harrison and Hancock have been damaged. Those bridges were linking Ocean Springs on the east all the way to Long Beach and Waveland on the west. I read that St. Thomas Church on Hwy 90 was destroyed. That was the new church built after it was destroyed in Camille.
This storm took almost the same path as Camille. Emergency folks have not been able to get to many areas of Bay St. Louis, to the west of Gulfport because of the damage. One group of Guardsmen went out late yesterday and found a house in the middle of the road, so they couldn't get any farther.
The blog mentioned that they're trying to get some aerial photos. I'm anxious to see them. My sisters live in Gautier, just west of Pascagoula, and I've heard nothing about that area, with the exception of the pictures of the flooding in P'goula that I saw yesterday. The Emergency Management folks in P'goula lost their roof in the middle of the storm and had to relocate to the Courthouse. In Biloxi, the back wall of the Emergency Mgt. building collapsed and folks had to swim out of it in life vests! The Mayor of Biloxi is calling it their tsunami, and I'm sure the effects were very similar.
1,366
posted on
08/30/2005 8:18:57 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: HairOfTheDog
1,367
posted on
08/30/2005 8:30:46 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: SuziQ
I'd say this storm was worse than Andrew, sis.
Andrew had devastating winds, but very little water. He was a tornado storm.
Katrina brought tons of water. I cannot begin to imagine how many lives she took with her. :-(
1,368
posted on
08/30/2005 8:32:09 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: RMDupree
I am astounded by the pictures out of New Orleans. As bad as it is, those people ought to be thanking God that Katrina veered North right at the end. I can only imagine how bad it could have been. Imagine the entire city under water like those areas we're seeing on TV. If the storm had come on shore only 10-15 miles to the west of where it did, it could have been WAY worse!
1,369
posted on
08/30/2005 8:48:06 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
Definitely.
I'm all choked up with the pics and videos I've seen.
Better get some work done. *sigh*
Be back later.
1,370
posted on
08/30/2005 8:54:02 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: SuziQ
I'm afraid it's not over for NO. Heard this morning that three levees have been breeched and water is pouring in.
To: Overtaxed
The levee breaks are causing all the flooding we're seeing. I don't think any of that water was there during the height of the hurricane. The storm weakened the levees and they broke near the end of the storm and after Katrina has passed.
I'll need to check a map of NO to see where this flooding is in relation to where my niece and nephew have their homes in Mid-City. They were not there, but I know they are so worried about their homes, and they won't be able to get back for a while. At least they are with family members, so they're safe.
1,372
posted on
08/30/2005 9:12:59 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
I just checked the map, and my niece's house is in that area that is in danger of flooding now. She's a mile or two east of the New Orleans Country Club and the Metairie Cemetery, two place that were mentioned in the news reports has beginning to flood because of those levees having broken.
1,373
posted on
08/30/2005 9:37:43 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
They're talking about flying in sandbags and positioning them using helicopters. Maybe they'll be able to stop the flooding.
At this point, cleaning up the flood that's already there is going to be a massive undertaking, though, even if they stave off worse flooding.
1,374
posted on
08/30/2005 9:40:57 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: HairOfTheDog
Good morning!
I'm still on the live thread. I woke up this morning and saw the threads about flooding in NO and thought stuff from yesterday had been revived. My heart just sank when I saw it was new news.
1,375
posted on
08/30/2005 9:42:14 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: Overtaxed; RMDupree; RosieCotton; All
OK, one family member accounted for! I just talked to my nephew, my sister Joanne's son. He got voicemail from her this morning letting him know that she and her husband are fine, and that the Fish Camp made it through the storm ok. They went over to Pascagoula to ride out the storm at the Courthouse, as I thought they might do. At one point, though, she said they were an island! Downtown Pascagoula flooded, and the even the Emergency Management people had to evacuate their offices and they ended up at the Courthouse too.
Am still trying to contact others.
1,376
posted on
08/30/2005 9:51:29 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
Good news on the family member!
From what they're saying on the live thread, it looks like those looters won't be keeping their loot.
To: SuziQ
Glad for that, at least! I hope you get more good news soon!
1,378
posted on
08/30/2005 9:57:07 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
To: SuziQ
Good news! Hope you get more good news soon...
1,379
posted on
08/30/2005 10:00:19 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: JenB; All
Okay, I'm logging of the Net for a while. I've GOT to get some work done.
I can't seem to pull myself away from the news...just...one...more...refresh...
I'll be back later.
1,380
posted on
08/30/2005 10:26:12 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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