First it was storms, now (I’m writing this Sunday evening) sincerely noticeable heat.
- “At least three people dead from a tornado in North Dakota”
Clare Marie Schneider , NPR News (June 21, 2025) - “Trees are down and structures damaged June 20 after overnight storms swept through Sinclair Lewis Park in Sauk Centre….”
photos, Sauk Herald, Facebook (June 20, 2025) - “Strong storm topples more than 2 dozen trees at Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre”
KSTP (June 20, 2025)
And I see there’s a tornado watch on, northwest of us.
Something I learned from that KSTP article — the “Eagle’s Healing Nest” is a metaphoric name, it’s a facility for veterans, service members, and their families on the north side, no actual eagles involved — folks at that north side facility — nobody hurt, happily — asked neighbors for help, and volunteers showed up.
It sounds like a mess. A few broken windows, hail damage, and 25 trees down.
Here on the south side, where I live, no damage that we’ve noticed: and I’ve been sincerely glad the power came back on. Air conditioning is nice to have in weather like this.
Our number-two daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, and number-one daughter live on a homestead up in the Red River Valley. They’re all okay. Son-in-law noticed weather happening and got everyone into the basement. Their house is okay, too. Some cottonwood trees and the old ash tree are down, along with assorted branches.
They operate a wood mill, west of the house. I gather that it’s mostly okay, but winds peeled off a substantial part of the roof. Still, it could have been worse. This could have happened as winter was setting in.
I really hope they don’t get more ‘interesting’ weather this evening.
I’m not sure how much I’ll get done this week. Effects from Friday night’s disrupted sleep — number-one daughter suggested that having an inactive CPAP might be a factor — are mostly gone, but there’s some medical stuff coming up.
‘Nothing serious’, I trust. But last Thursday I experienced my first biopsy. Fascinating process. Maybe I’ll talk about that. Then again, maybe not.
Meanwhile — I do pay attention to my news feed, and am aware of what’s been going on. That’s not something I plan on writing about right now. Partly because I talked about that sort of thing about a year ago.
Now, since I want to get this wrapped up and start relaxing, the usual links:
- “Power Outage June 20, 2025”
(June 20, 2025) - “Still Dealing With an Infection”
(May 16, 2025) - “Central Minnesota: Cold and Getting Colder”
(February 18, 2025) - “A Prayer For America: Seems Reasonable”
(January 20, 2025) - “Principles, Priorities, Politics: and Being Catholic”
(September 21, 2024)
