Storm
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Around August 2024 we experienced one of the biggest storms in the
recorded history of my general location with hurricane-like winds
that brought down hundreds of trees and left millions without
electricity, including me. My home was without power for "just" two
days, while thousands of others remained for more than a week. The
day of the storm, when the winds had subsided, I went out to get
some stuff for my dogs and a few candle, marveling at what a tree
aided by wind and gravity can do to fences and stone walls.

I sat in my studio and reflected upon this. People assume they're
always going to have an internet connection or electricity when all
it takes to take it all away is a singular and humble act of the
gods. I've always disliked assuming that we must always be
connected, so I consider myself fortunate about possessing a
philosophy that gives me a slight distaste for the electric and a
preference for the mechanical and analogical. This way even without
electricity I could still read books by candlelight, use my pens to
write and draw, play my accordion or even type on my typewriter!

These weather events humble us, inviting us to remember that we
aren't so disconnected from the whims of nature, but what have we
learned?