Heard the latest? Hurricane Irene is paying us a visit. If you own a sailboat or other major piece of watercraft on the ocean, yesterday and today was and will be filled with worry and arrangements for getting your craft out of the water. This is no concern of mine. However, securing deck furniture, taking down the umbrella, filling my gas cans, pulling out the generator, filling a couple of buckets of fresh water, making sure I have sufficient batteries for the portable radio, and checking on the running of the sump pump are just a few of the jobs that the local news says I should be getting done. Right now, we're not in panic mode. But certainly by tomorrow morning we should have a much better idea what 'spaghetti noodle' track the ol' gal will be taking up through New England. The hatches will be battened down soon, but tonight it's off to a concert. My thoughts will be a million miles away.
It's hard (for me) to imagine a hurricane up in Maine. Please take care.
ReplyDeleteHoping for the best for you and all East Coasters.
A soothing shot....showing the calm before the storm. A sure fire way to avoid a hurricane is to be prepared for it. : ) Hopefully, it'll just be a rain event for you.
ReplyDeletebe safe and enjoy the concert!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the concert and stay calm as you ride the storm. We've been told to tidy up our yards so as to deprive this beast of little toys to throw around as it blows through.
ReplyDeleteHope it passes safely.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be watching the map for you!
ReplyDeleteMy friends for whom I am house-sitting in Santa Fe just flew off to the East Coast so I hope that the Hurricane passes them by. Would be a shame to have it ruin their vacation.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why but I always think of hurricanes as winter happenings, aren't you guys in summer over there, what's that all about!! Take care, enjoy the concert and then home and bunker down!! Btw love the picture it looks so 'old fashioned',
ReplyDeleteStay safe!
ReplyDeleteYou might take your umbrella to the concert with you just in case. Stay safe!! By the way, I love this photo! It has a wonderful summer feel to it.
ReplyDeleteWe have had our experiences with hurricanes and each one is different. I hope that Irene will leave you alone with just a bit of rain.
ReplyDeleteLove this shot as it almost appears that the mustard boat has a little tiny sail!
Bises,
Genie
Since I am a Florida native, I have been through many hurricanes and they always scare me. Stay safe!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the concert tonight and keep safe this weekend!
ReplyDeleteSo we are the namesakes.. I wish you and yours to be save.
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the concert, Birdman. The work begins tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAll the charts show Irene aiming directly at Hartford. We are enough inland that floods are not a big issue here (though nasty at the shore), but with our huge old trees, downed power lines are inevitable. Noon on Sunday will be a nailbiter.
Hang onto the mast, matey.
ReplyDeleteBirdman -- In my bones I feel everything will be alright your way. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteYou take good care of yourself and your loved ones and keep us posted. You are going to be fine.
ReplyDeleteI hope your hatches don't get blown all over. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteoh, that photo is beautiful! i hope you won't have any troubles today...
ReplyDeleteBirdman! Wishing you the best during this WET, stormy weekend! Hope you have your raincoat and rainboots at the ready....
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