---photo by Elaine A. Russell

'tis the ides of March. And while most days are sunny and very much SpRiNg.... I was recalling a day a couple years ago, about this time, when we were traveling to PA.

We were driving through Oklahoma, and all the sudden we were in the middle of this tornado storm. We kept coming in and out of the edge of the eye, and we would get completely trashed and thrown about with wind and rain. We pulled off at the first exit (along with 17 semi trucks !) and waited it out in this little tiny gas station where the lady working made us coffee and we shared stories. It was awesome.

Photo just before the storm hit us hard....