Storms and Rainbows ( Be Prepared for Any Weather)

 

Storms never last, but there's always more to come. We've been lucky here, storms have come but nothing disastrous. We've reached a point on this earth I believe, where we need to take any storm seriously. It seemed no one expected the rains last week to cause so much flooding, but they did. Canada hasn't seen this much wildfire in years, but it happened. It seems the weather is growing more severe, and less predictable. I am not going to get into the climate change argument, you can believe what you want to believe. Regardless of a cause: hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and more are getting worse. 

Here in New York we are lucky to be a place that doesn't often deal with disastrous weather. I think in my lifetime that will change. If Ontario can get terrible wildfires, there's no reason why it couldn't happen here. Flooding has happened terribly here in the past, and it will happen again and probably worse. Nature is a beast, and it does what it wants. It doesn't live with our rules. It doesn't care about money. Weather comes and goes as it pleases. Water goes where it wants. Fires go where they want. You can sure as hell try, but there's often times nothing you can do to stop it. 

Preparedness is the best you can do against extreme weather. It's not a guarantee of safety but it's better than nothing. So my farming friends especially, have a plan in place for you and your families safety and your animals. You might think your property won't flood or that your region won't get a wildfire, but if it does; you have to be prepared. There have been a good few instances of extreme weather occurring in places that have never really had to deal with it before. 

I am not trying to preach at anyone here, more so just writing down my thoughts on the wild weather that has been occurring. It's something I pay close attention too, with a little one and animals to take care of; I do not want to be caught by surprise. It's important to be prepared, and also to remember that storms will come and go. They won't last but there will be more again. Take it day by day, and stop and enjoy the rainbows when they come.