Shake, rattle roll

Shake, rattle roll

 

Hearing this again the other day brought back reminiscence to the past few days around this most interesting place.

One
begins to really ponder things when you have just experienced an earthquake and you are under a tornado warning until 4:00 A.M.


All I can say is, only in Oklahoma.

 

In a few short months,days and now the hours which feel like eon spans of time as night fall begins and you wait for the shake, rattle and roll.
In the past few days like clockwork you glide through the morning, enjoy the tasks of the day and then as night falls and time slows down you hear it and consequently feel it as well.

 

Up until last week I had never experienced it before, not one but now my forth earthquake.

Check that off the bucket list, ( not that it was ever on it ).

You think you can hear a faint noise,as you look around things begin to tremble.

Then you realize the entire house is trembling and you begin to feel the ground move underneath your feet.

The subtle movement is like this noticeable chevron pattern in the flooring.

Noticeable yet not too overwhelming.

 

 

In my home the shower curtain fell several hours after the rumble, and ironically a collection of relic crucifix and standing European crosses were shaken to a fallen position.

Not a lot of clean up,but never the less an unnerving feeling and one of complete loss of control.

Not a feeling that I prefer to have.

Opening the cabinet after Sunday's rattle what seemed to be unscathed was shaken from it's hinges and nearly landed in our dinner!

This seemed very fitting in comparison to the intensity levels.

 

Someway this floor pattern says it all in it's own way.


 

All in all 2011 could slip out the backdoor,

record snow blizzard

Drought

Tornado's ( though scary, to be expected )


 

record hot temperatures

Earthquake(s)

Bye the way, the younger residents "love" the earthquake and the rattle,

Aahh innocence!

Here's to hoping my week gets a little more dull.

 

L.

 

unknown,Fenwick & Co,Haus interior,a vintage treasure