Goodnight Irene

Hurricane Irene turned out to be a non-event for us, but as she was forming earlier in the week, I was preparing to evacuate to Cary. No damage done to me and mine but it could have been messy for a lot of us. The NC coast fared far worse than we did here.

Taken earlier in the month, this is the view out our deck on a normal day.

This was about 2 PM Friday as Irene was passing through. I know, not that much difference. It was basically a 30-minute rain.

As Irene left us, she went with some lovely winds and skies. Dusk was a pretty time Friday night. It seemed like the trees were being "fluffed" -- the limbs and leaves were lifted and dropped -- shaking the dust out. I took this picture from our deck about 8PM. It was a high tide, but not the highest we've seen by a long shot. Can you see the rainbow?

On Tuesday, as we were waiting to see what Irene was going to do, there was an earthquake in Virginia felt by Mom in Cary, and by some here in Charleston. Not me. Still, we all survived a hurricane and an earthquake in one week. Whew, enough weather news for the year!

So How Hot Is It?

It's hotter than a June bride in a feather bed!

It's so hot I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking.

I sure hope you brought some champagne because it's real toasty.

It's hotter than love in August!

Continued Heat Wave

This comes via Pat who is in Marion, NC and says it is hot there too!

Post-Vacation

 There's no escaping the misery of Charleston in August.