She's had her eye on our house from the northern turn yesterday. Of course our power is out so no TV to update us ... very thankful for internet updates!
You know that freight train sound all survivors of tornadoes report ... well we've heard it a few times but the weather radio quit broadcasting a couple hours ago! Seriously, it's just static!
There's some creaking going on upstairs but we don't have an upstairs! Hmmm ... that's creepy! Thank heavens for my diet Sunkist orange 🍊😜.
Maybe we can get the dogs out for a walk when the eye wall arrives ... MAYBE.
3:45 ... Dogs walked ... drinking 2nd Crown (us, not dogs!) and feeling like the worst is over. (Always an optimist ... my mom always said I saw the world through rose colored glasses.) Come to ponder that I don't find it a problem. 🤔
It's now 11 o'clock and the wind is still gusting to about 40 or 50 miles an hour. There is no rain, so we are able to get the generator running and give the refrigerator a boost. We have a window shaker in our bedroom to cool it down. That'll be our refuge from the humidity. Robs and Bee are laying in there now, snoozing. It may be a week before we have fuel at any of the local stations so we will not run the generator all day.
Randy and Dawn had some damage to their back porch and the water is up over there dock. Other than that, they seem to be doing OK.
Sue and Wayne are traveling today and plan to stop in Flandreau South Dakota tonight. Apparently there's a casino there! Ka-Ching.
Our friends Pat and Ken have roof damage. Mark is going to climb up and check ours. We had a leak at the Sunroom (from the valley) so we might have damage too. There were some heavy things hitting the house last night! Weren't we lucky that we had no broken windows!
Here's tree-mageddon courtesy of Irma. The view is looking toward Shelby & Steve's place. (Maybe we can get him to fire up the tractor to help us clean up.) 😊
The Sycamore and Sweet Gum are deciduous trees classified as self-shedding. I think they shed!!! It's now 715 and we are preparing dinner by candlelight. How romantic! Our neighbors teenagers Riley and Parker came over to help us rake up and pack up the tree debris in our front yard. Sweet! After that, we were exhausted and came in for a glass of wine and then a swim and Lew and Lynn's pool. The pool was 69° after all the cold rain! Believe me it felt very good.
Pam phoned at seven to check on us and we had a good gab. Although we have texted and phoned Matt, we have not heard how they did in the storm. Sue and Wayne had a friend check on their house in Pompano Beach and they had a tree fall into their lower level but not much house damage. (Currently they are in South Dakota on their way home to Florida.)
Here's our kitchen with the fridge yanked out (generator plug mged in) plus a fan and a camp lantern hanging. Egad, what a mess. It's a good thing we have a propane stove. Tonight's menu is chicken sausages and rice.
Fabio! 😍 just corrected me that it is chicken sausages with green peppers, banana peppers and gahlick! 😂
By the way, the front door is open and we have a beautiful evening. Every bit of humidity is gone from Central Florida. Mark's sister Paula is now getting Irma's tropical winds in North Carolina tonight. Stay safe!
Some of the nice things about no power ... STARS!!! We're listening to the owls 🦉 tonight; where did they hide during the hurricane?
Ta Ta til morning.
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