Last Bit of Summer Sunshine Flying Free and a birthday . . .

I thought I'd post a belated happy birthday greeting to verangel with pics of another lovely Ver- below. Happy birthday, sweetie!



Thursday, Oct 4th was the last day I saw Verid and Pro, and I'm pretty sure it was them, as I mentioned in a previous post, and will detail below. So that is the lovely Verid above on that day, just posing to give us a brilliant final farewell. The following 6 pics are also of her on that day.

( Memories of monarchs and milder weather below . . . )

An apology

Dear Nature,

I'm sorry for using the word "hype" in respect to what you were planning for us this evening and through the night. It really was directed at the media and not you, but I do understand how it still might not sit well with you. A town next to us is already clocking 57 mph winds and we may get up to 90 mph this evening. Some of the trees out my window have been doing full dips. I know you plan on running directly over the cat I'm looking out for in Warwick. Please be kind. You're bigger than us.



So that's the latest graphic from NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) National Hurricane Center. Apparently, Sandy will be doing pirouettes from here up to Trenton, as she spins north, delighting the whole Delmarva peninsula, southern New Jersey, and most of PA to boot. I am impressed we haven't lost power yet--good on ya, Pepco, though I'm sure we will sometime tonight, so here's hoping it won't last longer than the fridge can hold. I'm so sorry for the coastal peeps dealing with the storm surge--theirs is always the worst of it; the price that goes with looking out onto majestic beauty each day.