Jun 10, 2010
Uncertainty...
The low clouds made me contemplative, sitting by that waterfall. Reminiscing that long train ride to Brockenhurst on a damp autumn day. And alone in a stark rented apartment a different life ago, overlooking Tower Bridge; anxiously waiting.... And having cheap ice cream for lunch and dinner.
Then there was a barely perceptible change in the air. An urgency in the breeze; a quickening in the mood of the birds that surrounded me and the Raja Brookes all suddenly took off.
Then a roar, and a wall of water came towards me...
This was how it was before the flash flood:
This is what happens when we clear forests; water no longer have time to infiltrate, they 'runoff'.
Those autumn days were full of uncertainty. Today, as I contemplate the flash flood before me, the heart is troubled by renewed uncertainty as development encroach the haven that's DQ Farm.
15:19 Posted in Blog | Permalink | Comments (2) | Tags: flash floods, runoffs, soil infiltration, clearing forests
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Thank God that you are OK. =)
Can you show me this waterfall when I visit DQ next time?
Posted by: Haslinda Hashim | Jun 11, 2010
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon. Thanks a lot for sharing some photos.
Posted by: Corvette Seats | Mar 19, 2011
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