Sinagua Rising: A story of survival after a worldwide catastrophe by R.G. Andersen-Wyckoff

Author:R.G. Andersen-Wyckoff [Andersen-Wyckoff, R.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-12-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Finishing Touches

The villagers awoke the next morning to the smell of coffee brewing but, as they stepped out of their tents, they were greeted by an overcast sky and a light drizzle. They hustled to the Meeting Hall, noticeably slipping on the damp clay and dirt surface. As they passed the field kitchen they were greeted by Michael, Maria, and Olivia, who was stationed by the entrance door and requested that they remove their shoes on the canvas that had been spread for that purpose just inside the doorway. It was obvious to everyone how important that little forethought had been, keeping the floor of the Meeting Hall free of mud, which would have been difficult to clean up. The women determined they would do the same thing inside the doorways to their tents, as well.

Before joining the others, Travis went up to the temporary greenhouse to check on his bees and make sure the vent was open for the bees to move about freely inside and outside. The bees seemed to be in a good mood, flitting from the hive to the plants that still had flowers on them and to the potted fruit trees outside the structure and then back to the hives. They had all the wildflowers and cactus flowers of the mesa available to them, as well. They seemed to have survived the move just fine. When at breakfast, he informed everyone, particularly the children, to avoid the hive as the bees might be a little agitated and need some time to fully adjust to their new home. He didn’t want anyone stung.

Colby informed Bishop that the morning’s drizzle and the resulting mud reminded him that they needed to cover the alleyway and provide a dry walkway between the tents, restroom, and Meeting Hall. He suggested that he not join the group retrieving the glass and sliding doors and remain in the village to build the walkway cover. Bishop agreed and asked if he needed assistance. He said he would but could use the older children and Jessie, leaving Tess to watch the younger children.

They all ate a hearty breakfast of pancakes and sliced pears, washed down with Tang and weak coffee. Michael apologized for the coffee but indicated that the stores of coffee were limited and he was trying to make it last as long as possible. He was forgiven.

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Bud’s group, consisting of Travis, Tanner, and Bishop made quick work of stripping the remaining sliding glass doors and plate glass, from the picture windows of their homes and carefully wrapping each pane in blankets they had brought with them. Only the high glass panels in Bishop’s home were left, because they were too high and too heavy to manage. Each wrapped piece of glass was carefully laid on the floor of the big trailer to be hauled back to the trailhead and then moved in the back of Bud’s pickup to the village. They loaded the back of the large

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