iowa

The post is not from Vellore.
I am in Iowa and Vellore seems liek it is a dimension away.
I am not really a chauvinist (I can’t be because I am a female) but when the flight was delayed in tornado country (Iowa) and there was a thunderstorm announced, I was worried. The pilots scared me the most –two healthy young women, the pilot and co pilot. There were some military personnel returning from a tour of duty in the middle east--- the entire flight cheered. Landing in Cedar rapids was like being in another world. Nothing has changed in 10 years. The drive, the mall, the shops—even the flood has not taken away the spirit of the place.
The jackrabbits are now grey with white cotton wool tails.
The trails are the same. Saw an upturned bicycle today while jogging on Willow creek trail.