I took this from the office window on the second floor. The rain usually falls straight down here but in this picture it is going sideways, note tree across the street moving--in this still shot--with the wind.
Our street was almost blocked by this slide. We were walking here a few minutes prior to the slide.
We had gone home to meet Torgersons to go to a baptism in the San Fernando Branch. Since we couldn't get a taxi to pick us up at our apartment building we decided to walk 5 minutes to the corner to catch a taxi. We walked more than an hour before we finally got one. The streets below us were parking lots and it was faster to walk. When we finally got a taxi we were about a quarter of a mile from the chapel. It was still raining lightly and the power was out. We had the baptism by candle light (shades of Catholism with candles on the pulpit). But Elder Novoa can play the piano in the dark I think. He played by candle light and we sang with the Spirit. It was a really wonderful baptism, Pres. Prince baptised Paola. Her husband is a member and has lived in Kaysville! He spoke pretty good English.
P.S. City crews have been using a front end loader and dump trucks for two days on the slide. You still can't see the sidewalk.
I'm glad you were safe. It sounds like our prayers are being answered.
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm glad you made it to the baptism despite the mud and rain. No rain for us, it is 77 here today, that is HOT for us especially for April. We took a hike this morning on the trail that goes by the marsh. John and Leo told me all the things they did when they took that hike with Grandpa Oliver!
ReplyDeleteBe safe in the rain... "tormenta!"