Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Relative weather patterns

I drove down to Bonaire today. Home of former governor, Sonny Perdue. Yesterday, I was driving around Central and South Georgia like the steel ball in a pinball machine. Yesterday, the sky was partly cloudy, but basically dry. It was starting to warm up from the cool, wet weather we have been having lately. Today, on the other hand, it got warm quickly and continued until it reached late March hot in Georgia. I accepted a closing in Bonaire this afternoon. The news was filled up with stories about the tornados which struck Oklahoma City yesterday. John was at ground zero through a coincidence of computer apps trying to find a cheap motel room. Cheap motel room turned out to mean sleep with your head near a tornado's devastation. After downloading the loan package, I headed down to Bonaire. The skies were blue with big billows of clouds presaging the rain which would come later. I drove down I-75 toward Macon, then flipped off down 41 toward Robins Air Force Base and my destination in Bonaire. I was talking to John on the phone, as he was telling me stories about his adventures in tornado alley. I drove past the flight museum on the south end of Robins Air Force base. I would like to make another visit to the museum. It is a hidden treasure in that part of the state. The contrast between the relative peace and quiet of Houston County and what happened in Oklahoma was striking. Even a rain shower which showed up on the northside of Macon was gentle and kissed with the sunlight above the clouds. I made it home in the darkness and was able to eat supper with Cindy for a change. This is a large country. So much can happen in one part of the country while the other parts of the country are untouched. I am wondering about the fronts which are headed our way. We have escaped so much violent weather over the years. I wonder when it might be our turn. But it was so beautiful today. So beautiful.

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