My daughter Becky was at home, inside, resting from a morning of hard farm labor. She experienced the entire earthquake.
When I finally did drag myself into the house (emptying grass bags is exhausting), she immediately asked if a jet (one of those low flying, military training ones which frequent our sky) flew over. I said I was unaware of any jet as I was in deep concentration making sure I was cutting grass and not accidentally mowing down one of many perennials - there are a lot of curves to my lawn. "Why?"
Becky went into her version of the event. (I have since received several e-mails with other personal experiences - I have nothing to share, as I missed IT!) She said the windows rattled, the floors shook, and the clock chimed. But, did she run out to tell me...no!
Later, Glenn called before retuning home from a job. I asked if he felt the quake. He had not as he was logging, running the yarder, and rockin' even more than I was. I was not alone in missing the event.
I saw our walls moving during an earthquake I experienced when living in Idaho. I felt the 12-story apartment building sway in July 2010 during an earthquake in Anchorage while we were visiting our son. But, I missed the August 23, 2011 quake in Virginia - more than a little disappointing.
But, my lawn looks great!
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