it's (only) been one year

in fukushima ~ 'have to try to do SOMETHING' ~ toxic forever

and with flooding comes

mosquito season ~ expect probable records ~ drain standing water

joplin's agony

search for survivors ~ rescue crews aren't giving up ~ time is running out

fudgesicles

houseboat "rockin' G" ~ freezer full of fudgesicles ~ riding out the floods

worser & worser

triple disaster ~ japan back in recession ~ widespread suffering

everybody OUT

rising flood waters ~ forcing wildlife to flee ~ seeking higher ground

the big muddy

everything we have – packing up and moving out – will be gone for good

valentine's day blizzard

It comes and it goes,
our Valentine's Day blizzard
(it's meltdown delayed).

With rains, floods threaten.
Paths appear from weeks ago.
All refrozen solid.

Want to re-stack rocks
downed by storms, but can't be budged.
Too frozen to earth.

The next storm rages;
maybe twenty new inches.
Time to start over.

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