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June 1, 2011
The Newburyport, MA area has been under a tornado watch since this afternoon and the watch has now been extended to 11:00 pm. Just a few hours ago a huge tornado hit Springfield, MA. NBC News reports:
Tornados are so rare in this area. I’m hoping they pass us by, right now we’re under a severe thunderstorm warning…
April 13, 2011
Get rid of them… Toss those negatives thoughts out in the trash… You are the master of your mind, turn your negative thoughts around to positive thoughts. Live your life to the fullest…
“Throw all negative thoughts out of your mental constructions. Lose all pessimism. Release all doubts. Discipline your mind to hold fast to the original creative thought.” ~ Neale Donald Walsch – Conversations With God, Book 1
(Photo: Dory at Joppa Flats, Newburyport, MA, August 2010 ~ © Pamela J. Leavey)
April 1, 2011
Mother Nature played a joke on most of New England today: Snow.
I was hoping that we’d be spared here near the mouth of the Merrimack River and only have rain. No such luck. I went outside last night briefly at about 11:00 pm and there was a light blanket of snow on the ground. At 7:00 am I awoke to a power outage. With all the snow storms we had all winter, there was not one outage. Now it happens. Thankfully the power was back on within a couple of hours.
Tomorrow we should see some sun and warmer temperatures here on the river while we’re waiting for spring. We need more lovely days like this for the trees to start budding and the spring flowers to burst out of their winter cover and shine in the sun:
(Photo: Seagulls at Joppa Flats in Newburyport, MA, March 2011 ~~ © Pamela J. Leavey 2011)
February 1, 2011
I was sitting in my den talking to my daughter and her boyfriend tonight when we heard a copter outside. That’s a rarity around here but a sound she and I are accustomed to after living in L.A. for 19 years. We went outside to see what was going on and saw the Whittier Bridge on I-95 over the Merrimack River in Newburyport – Amesbury, MA, was lined with blue and red lights.
FOX 25 reports:
Police got multiple 911 calls from motorists saying they saw a white Toyota Camry go off the bridge and into the water.
They have spotted skid marks that seem indicate a car went over the rails. According to the State Police, troopers from Newbury Barracks, Marine Unit, Dive Team and the Air Wing all reported to the scene.
With Hines Bridge closed, my daughter and I drove down Rt 110 to Rt 1 and over Green Bridge to try to get a look. Newburyport Police were turning people away from the open side of the Chain Bridge who were trying to get a look.
The Coast Guard’s Station Merrimack River has launched both a 25-foot rescue boat and a 47-foot utility boat. A rescue helicopter has also flown in from Air Station Cape Cod. It’s currenty 8 degrees in Amesbury, just on the other side of the Merrimack River but the water temperature is believed to be about 38-40 degrees. This area of the river is not frozen but it is loaded with ice flows.
There is no word still on how many were in the car and missing or survivors. Local and State Police, Fire Department and Coast Guard are still on the scene.
January 14, 2011
My life is rich and full of joy. I am blessed with all I need. ~~ Pamela J. Leavey
(Canadian Geese at Joppa Flats, Newburyport, MA – c. Pamela J. Leavey 12/31/2010)
January 13, 2011
May my work be filled with integrity and be a source of good for others. ~~ Pamela J. Leavey
(Ducks at Joppa Flats in Newburyport, MA… c. Pamela J. Leavey 2010)
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