Saline

I've arrived safely in Saline, Michigan, and am currently visiting with my Mom and the Lahn clan. There's Mom, Geoff, Amy, and Madison (two-legged-people), Rufus and Chester (canine people), Nub, Shaggy, and Jeg (feline people), Hammy (tunnel-rodent-person) numerous amphibians and fish living here. Everywhere you turn you find a critter.

The trip from Parkersburg, West Virginia was uneventful, and even with a stop for gas and breakfast, I was in Cleveland before 11:00 AM. I visited the old church, the cemetery to say hello to my grandparents, and the old neighborhood. I was amazed how much smaller everything was. I guess memory tends to amplify, especially good memories.

Aunt Sophie then directed me through the war zone that is Cleveland's surface streets to I-271 where I headed West for the first time. She is fond of Interstates, and I'm fond of byways. After several "Recalculating (you blithering idiot)" messages from the GPS, I won and took Ohio 2 from the fork towards the turnpike. It was a good ride until I got to Toledo. I arrived to a sky black as coal, constant lightning, and tornado warnings.

After navigating through the flood in Toledo, I drove the 40 miles north in more or less constant rain. I arrived, only slightly dampened, at about 3:50 yesterday afternoon.

I've taken a bunch of pictures and will post them to Picasa (there's a link at the bottom of the blog page).

I'm here until sometime on Thursday, and will update as my busy social schedule permits.

Stay well.