Friday, January 5, 2018
Earthquake Country
A L O H A !
My First CA Earthquake
"Do not wait; the time
will never be 'just right.'
Start where you stand,
and work with whatever
tools you may have at
your command, and better
tools will be found
as you go along."
George Herbert
'Sense of Place: Mt. Olompali & Novato CA Buildings
"The Sun does not realize
how wonderful it is until
after a room is made."
Louis Kahn, architect
"In the early morning hours
of April 18, 1906, San Franciscans
were shaken awake by an earthquake.
The magnitude 7.8 temblor was
centered just off the coast of
the Golden Gate and felt from
Los Angeles to Oregon, and inland
as far as Nevada."
Earthquake survivor Bill Bon Barton
said that the night before the quake
he, "Kissed my mother good night
and she said, 'Be sure you say
your prayers before you go to bed.'
Little did I know, at that moment, that
I would never see my family again."
“Where the bright seraphim
in burning row
Their loud uplifted
angel trumpets blow.”
John Milton
Quake Info:
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My first California earthquake (a4.4) began at 2:39 a.m. Thursday Jan 4 local time.
Sleeping soundly, I awoke any what I thought was
someone was shaking the bed
to waken me. "Honey?" No Answer.
I felt around. Had Pixie jumped on
the bed? No. So I went back to sleep.
Back in the mid-80's my Kona
coffee shack had danced on it's
poles in a 5.5. I'll tell you about the hurricanes, lava, and tsunamis sometime.
You know, something like this
You know, something like this
makes me look around at my
functioning house, and peaceful
neighborhood, and sigh:
"Thank YOU!"
Normal days are inestimable
TREASURES!
Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia