I'm sorry to have taken so long to check in...but between weather, surgeries, and an attempted evaccuation, things have been a bit crazy!
My cataract surgery went well today...it was over before I had barely begun with Mingus stories...
We were unbelievably lucky up here in our hills. We had some strong wind gusts Sunday, so I decided to move the horses down to a friend's boarding stable. Well...we started with Mingus, figuring the others would be more comfortable once they saw he was there. (we have a single horse trailer, so it was one horse at a time). We got him settled in, headed home for the next evaccuee. Our driveway has limited turning room, and unfortunately turning the trailer means backing onto the grass...fine in good weather, but disastrous in a deluge.
So you guessed it -- we got thoroughly stuck. By now it was getting dark, and the wind had stopped. It looked as if we had overacted, so we decided to let Mingus enjoy his night at the fancy horse hotel on his own. We drove the little car over to feed him, tucked the rest into bed here at home, and went in to strip off our soaked clothing.
Midway through Desperate Housewives' tornado episode, the winds came back up and our electricity went out. What irony. I went out several times to check on the horses, where the rain was a veritable monsoon.
Our PUD workers got our power back up at around 3 am, the winds calmed back down (we're in a strange pocket here...most of the big winds seem to miss us) and the horses were just fine.
So here we are with mud pits for corrals (Mingus was happy to get to dry out!), but not even any branches down.
Just a couple of miles up the road, the town of Vernonia has been devastated by flooding and fallen trees...many people were airlifted from their homes by the National Guard (what few are left here in country).
I've kept my computer off for the most part just in case of more outtages, but now everybody is home.
I've spoken to Daryl, and he and his horses and dogs are doing great. Marie is down in the flatlands and her corrals are totally saturated, but she and her horses and dogs are all doing well.
I'm so glad everyone is safe! Thank you all so much for your concern!