tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post7457829889712216744..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: Building for the birdsWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-18881450551972170572010-02-28T19:33:16.650+01:002010-02-28T19:33:16.650+01:00It's a fact that countless residents of France...It's a fact that countless residents of France in the path of the Xynthia tempest have suffered greatly over the last 24 hours. At Gamone, though, there were no damages. I had friends staying here last night, and we spent a pleasant evening in front of a log fire listening to the howl of the wind in the woods on the other side of the creek. There was an eerie atmosphere when we listened to the TV news, because of an alarming mixture of warnings about Xynthia and terrible news concerning the earthquake in Chile.<br />This morning, a minute after the departure of my friends, they phoned me to say that a tree had fallen across the road, preventing them from leaving my place. I raced down the road with my chainsaw, and a single cut through the dead trunk enabled us to push it rapidly off the road. I have the impression that the gigantic cliffs all around Choranche protect us from the full blast of tempests. Alas, for many people throughout the planet, no barriers exist to protect them from the colossal destructive forces of Nature.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-48539280493300185912010-02-28T18:10:03.637+01:002010-02-28T18:10:03.637+01:00Beautiful bird houses, lucky birds!
I hope you a...Beautiful bird houses, lucky birds! <br /><br />I hope you are safe! Read about Xynthia in the news, terrible force of nature, quite frightening to think of being in its path.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.com