Tuesday: A day to take a look and take a quiz
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday: Crimson Quillfeather alternating with ZenTrainer
Tuesday: ejoanna
Wednesday: Pam from Calif
Thursday: art ah zen
Friday: FloridaSNMOM
Saturday: Gwennedd
Sunday: loggersbrat
Hi Gang, from wet, wet, wet Northern California. A brief break from our Very Rainy 2019 the last day or so. I wanted to share some photos from the flooding to the north of me, in Sonoma, in the lovely old resort town of Guerneville (from which I still have a teeshirt inscribed: “Don’t Call it Guerney-ville!”) I visited this usually magical place along the Russian River as a child, with my family. And many times as an adult. Always in the summer or fall. For this is an area subject to at least a little flooding nearly every winter.
This year, though, the town (and others in the immediate region) have been hit with major flooding—the worst in about 25 years.
The highest flood stage on the Russian River is way down now, but much damage and loss (of property) to deal with.
This is not a wealthy area's many people are suffering loss of their businesses and homes for the indefinite future.
But they have a lot of resolve and resilience.
Meanwhile, the Quiz.
What is that in the opening photo? It was taken in the Guerneville area during the worst flooding.
My first, quick guess was: some child’s lost toy. But. . .Nope.
Take a guess. I’ll post the answer tomorrow.