Post-Isaac update

Good news- Hurricane Isaac was mostly a non-event for us! Although my dad's house regained power a couple of days after the storm, we didn't our power fixed until a couple of hours ago. Whee, hurricanes. The good news is, we only had a few branches down from the storm, and our houses took no major damage. :D

Now we get to do fun things like clean up the yard and clean up the refrigerator that's been without power for a week. Boy, we're looking forward to that. I expect to wipe out a burgeoning ecosystem when we get to the fridge.

Click this to see it full-sized. It's worth it!

The best part about being at dad's this week has been the wildlife. Dad's got 20 acres, so we're surrounded by lots of nature! We got awful pictures of deer, and no picture of the bunnies or the foxes. My husband spent a lot of time outside by the hummingbird feeder, and got some amazing shots like these!

He also got some amazing video that I'm hoping to upload to YouTube. It was like having the nature channel on my camera!! :D

How amazing is that photo? You can see the little feathers on its feet, and the separation of its beak! They're such tiny little animals, around the size of my thumb. I love watching them, and at times there would be 8 or 10 birds around one feeder. So crazy, and so amazing!

So, we're off home this evening once the house cools off, and hopefully I'll stop flaring once I'm home. I'd hoped to get so much accomplished this week, but about all I could manage was lying in bed reading and hoping I would stop hurting.

Ah well. Spoons, right?

Hummingbirds are amazing. :D

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Let's evacuate!! :D

We've got better information now, and the current projected path of the hurricane goes right over my house. Literally- look at the image!

However, you don't need to worry. My family and I will be perfectly safe. My dad built his house to be able to withstand hurricanes, and even during Katrina he only lost a couple of shingles. Not bad!

He's got a generator that will power the whole house and the air conditioning, so we'll even be comfortable if (when?) the power goes out. The worst part is listening to the weather as the hurricane passes, and that's not even that bad in his house thanks to all the insulation!

Now, our home may not do so well, but even it came through Katrina with no real damage to speak of. I'm crossing my fingers, and I'm fairly sure this whole thing will be a non-event.

Thanks for the well wishes, though! I appreciate it.

See you on the other side!

Anyone up for a hurricane party?

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Soon-to-be Hurricane Isaac

Original image from AccuWeather.com.

Well, now, this isn't good. As you can see from that little star on the map there, I'm gonna be affected by the coming hurricane. Oh, how fun.

Because of this, my family and I will be going to camp at my dad's house. He's got a wonderful whole-house generator that means we won't have to go without power even when the power goes out. That means we'll be able to sit in air-conditioned comfort there, instead of dying of heat stroke at my house. (Ok, it's hyperbole, shoot me.)

I may post a bit here and there, depending on ... well, stuff. We'll see, right?

Cross your fingers for me that I'll still have a home to go back to.

Hurricanes suck.

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