The first outer bands of Ike are coming on land and we're told that we have some time this morning to get some things done. The front yard is picked up and the boards put on the windows. They're the south facing windows and we wanted to get them done. My stress level is such that I am not being all that patient and I'm having bouts of extreme sarcasm.
When we went to sleep, about midnight, the TV stations were reporting that Ike had actually powered down a little. While I was asleep, gathering strength, so was Ike. It's made up its previous losses and is going to be coming in as a Cat 3 storm.
As soon as dawn hits, 'Pup and I will finish the back yard and put the boards up on the windows in the back. It's going to be a dark day. I like sunshine coming in my windows, but, I suspect that it's for the best that I look out and see plywood.
Some of my bigger pots are just going to have to stay outside. If we can move them at all, we'll move them to a somewhat sheltered corner, next to the fence. Other, smaller pots will be going into the doghouse (which is built on its own foundation and even INSULATED!), and the rest will be coming inside. Moving around the house might be a little problematical at times.
Have I mentioned I have a LOT of potted plants? Well, I do. The clay soil in the back is also invaded by a lot of tree roots. Thus, the pots.
I need coffee.
1 comments:
Plant a seed!