Friday, July 17, 2009

Flash Flood







Thursday July 16, Fred and I had been doing paperwork all day, and decided to take a walk at about 6:30 pm. As we were walk out of our apartment we heard thunder and thought that was strange because it was so sunny outside. We hadn’t walked 5 minutes before it started pouring. We took shelter under an awning and waited for 30 minutes for the storm to pass by. It reminded me of bad thunder storms in Texas when tree limbs break, and the wind blows so hard the rain goes sideways. When it was over we tried to walk to our church building to see if it was flooded. We never made it down the hill it was flooded. These are some pictures I took of the flooded streets in Chisinau. There was no rain forecast!!! Ha, Ha

Sunflowers


Sunflowers are a major product produced here in Moldova. They use the seeds to make oil, and everyone in Moldova loves to eat the seeds. Old women sit on the sidewalks and sell the seeds to people as they pass by. The fields are beautiful, and I have never see so many sunflowers!!!