Posts by Lilith __
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Capture: EQNZ Remembrance, in reply to Hebe,
the Opawa well people who piped their artesian well out to the street
Pretty sure these folk got an award; there were a lot of awards for "kindness" as well as for heroic rescues. And there was an award to the "Citizens of Christchurch" for service to neighbours.
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Up Front: One, Redux, in reply to Lara,
since the February quake I need to put a lot of effort into constantly overriding the part of myself that is descending into panic, and success has been very mixed.
Typically I get an attack of anxiety and cry a lot and can't concentrate, about a week after we've had a big shake; so I've found that's a good time to get out of town for a bit, and I come back feeling OK. After Dec 23rd I couldn't go away for various reasons and I had a really hard time. I was also needing to find a new place and then move, which added more stress. So I went to my doc and asked what we could do. I had a generalised anxiety that I just couldn't get rid of, not particularly about earthquakes, but anything and everything. I wasn't sleeping properly because of it and was struggling to concentrate. She suggested we try a low dose of citalopram, which is an SSRI antidepressant but in low doses can also be effective for anxiety. And it's made a huge difference: I feel normal again! I wish I'd been taking it earlier.
Just putting that out there in case it's helpful for others. I think a lot of us have been very stoic for a long time, and it's been such a strain.
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Up Front: One, Redux, in reply to Joe Wylie,
This was a Pizza Hut
Now it’s all covered with daisiesWe used to microwave
Now we just eat nuts and berriesThis was a discount store,
Now it’s turned into a cornfieldHeh. “Hot-water-cylinder showroom” doesn’t scan nearly as well. ;-)
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Gudrun Gisela scanned it, & I rotated it 1 degree right & removed a couple of dirt specks and here it is after sitting in a box of slides for nearly fourty years
Wow! No obvious fading, and no mildew! And a lovely shot.
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Up Front: One, Redux, in reply to Deborah,
You're very welcome, Deborah. Just for comparison, here is almost the same spot, September 5th, 2010. Seems such a long time ago.
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and another shot that shows just how many flowers there are!
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Here are some more flowers, on the site of the former factory on Ferry Rd in Woolston. I don't know who seeded them but I suspect it was Greening the Rubble. Awesome, much?
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One thing that’s weird about the anniversary is seeing and hearing news footage for the first time. Most of us had no electricity initially, and even when it was restored I avoided the coverage as much as I could because it was so overwhelming. Even now the police communications make me shiver. I can’t imagine how the emergency services could even begin to manage the situation in the CBD. Those of us in the suburbs knew it would be bad in the city, but just how bad it was, I can barely grasp.
On the day it was some hours before I knew that my flatmates (both working in town) were alive. And longer before I could confirm the safety of various family and friends. I remember a feeling of total blank powerlessness, somewhere beyond fear or anxiety but worse than either of those things.
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Up Front: One, Redux, in reply to Sacha,
decimated gardens – a cunning way to reduce water demand.
:-)
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Thanks, Gudrun, great shots.
