Slow Motion Mary
Padawan Learner
This past Tuesday morning at 3:10 a.m. we had an earthquake centered about 75 miles Southwest of St. Louis. I say "we" because it would be about a 40-minute trip South and East of my house to the epicenter. What's odd is that I would normally be awake at that time of the morning, but slept through it. My husband described it as a "vibration" more than a "shake". It was originally 4.2, then downgraded to 3.9 and was shallow. We are not technically on the New Madrid, but within a 300 mile seismic zone. I "felt" something was up since last week and waited, without anticipation, for the shoe to fall, so to speak. Coming into the weekend, the animals were very "needy", I had a high-pitched frequency in my right ear which was really bothering me (I hear high-pitched frequencies a lot, but not as bad as this one), and on many of my 3:00 a.m. "wanderings" noticed that it was unearthly quiet outside: No animals moving or making noise, no birds calling, no insects chirping, NOTHING! Very unusual in my area at that time of the morning, which was very unnerving. The high-pitched frequency finally stopped Wednesday and the wildlife is behaving "normally" again. Like a lot of people in rural areas, I depend on the wildlife for my cues. I guess I'll add the "frequency" anomaly, too!
