We humans are capable of so much heroism and beauty... Delighted to hear your story of latest hurricane - I was there, and it was my first! I should have been in DC, but insisted I needed quiet time, alone (before my first trip back to Egypt, in 12 years). The house shook, the news drummed up doom and destruction, and the howling winds outside rattling the shutters around the clock felt like a giant wolf was trying to get in :o

But, like you, I also was surprised that I enjoyed hurricane experience, tremendously, as it brought out the best in neighbors, and I ended up attending not one, but two hurricane parties --- to Celebrate Life/People!

Thanks, for teasing out that happy memory and sharing your own story. To paraphrase that Great Dispenser of Gloom, Beckett, the prospect of disaster is vivifying. Yes, hence, Street Art!