Candlelight, rain and wind, waiting for the gale to subside....
Then for the roads to be cleared....
For stores to reopen,
(wifi outside) -
For gas.....
And for the snows of the nor'easter to melt.
All that waiting
made time...
To take walks
To read books by flashlight
And to hold still, hoping a migrating bird might feed from the hand -
Which it does.
12 days without power, many had circumstances much worse.