The Ground is Rocking in New Zealand.

Earthquakes are a part of life here, but riding one out can be an awakening experience.

Mt. Cook as seen over Lake Pukaki on the South Island of New Zealand. Photo by Charles Black.

I awoke in the middle of the night to the bed shaking, not in a good way. The bed was rocking enough to pull Heidi and me from a sound sleep, and it continued to shake forcefully but not violently for several seconds more before it subsided. The trembling…