Talk about calm before the storm. The sunset tonight was spectacular. Like cotton candy sherbert, as you can see from the pics.
Ike is wreaking havoc in Galveston right now, with the storm surges flooding the entire city. I can’t believe that 40 percent of Galveston’s residents decided to stay. I’m afraid there will be really bad news coming out of there in the next few days.
We live about 75 miles from the coast, so we don’t have anything to fear in terms of the storm surge, but we expect some pretty solid winds, possible tornadoes, power outage, and a good deal of rain.
Winds are picking up here a little, with moderate gusts, but nothing really significant yet. No rain to speak of, but that will
change in the coming hours.
change in the coming hours.
Several of us in the cul de sac gathered and had hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, and brownies (and the requisite drinks). Afterward, our neighbor whipped out a kite that had been sitting in the garage for months without ever having been used. He thought it would be the perfect time to try it out, since the winds were favorable.
This is about as high as the kite got. Even though the attempt wasn’t successful, we enjoyed watching and taunting.
More to come later as Ike, our unwanted nighttime visitor comes a knockin’.
