by Anonymous The winds are 7 to 12 mph in Portland. Doesn't seem like a lot but observing by all the "delicacy" in my yard, it is rather destructive and stressful. I look up at the tall pines in the distance and listen to them shake, rustle, swoosh, and d ance with only them knowing when they'll fall. It's just a matter a time before Mother Nature has the final words. It happens all over the world from time to time, natural disasters. It's just a matter of time before mass hurricanes, tornadoes, rising tides, tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, eruptions, flooding, extreme cold or extreme heat destroy human nature. "Man" thinks the world was made for them. How naive and entitled. On a small scale, I see all these complete worthless and total oblivious humans at work tossing cans into a garbage can. All these cars running with precious little Troy or Karen sitting comfortably inside. It's just a matter of time. All these little things, all over the world adds up to mass irresponsibility and neglect of the warnings. It's just a matter of time. ...read more read less