0800, 27 August Isaac Stalls
In Pensacola this morning, there is some wind, there are some half-hearted showers. So far, so good.
We continued our preparations yesterday, bringing in the plants, bird feeders, and assorted watering cans and my potting bench. I boiled water for our large Qatar coffee thermos, and filled the freezer with more water containers. I took some of the heavier things off the walls and cleared my desk of anything which could fly around, then, in a flurry of compulsive activity, polished the desktop, since it’s been a while since I have seen it empty.
Now . . . we wait.
Last week, I was telling a friend that we’ve been in Pensacola two years now, and I am starting to get edgy. We’ve moved so often, that at the two year point, I feel the need to start packing up. I find myself looking at houses online. At the very least, I think about moving the furniture around. (AdventureMan hates it when I move the furniture. He takes it personally. He thinks I am mad at him, LOL! No! I am just restless.)
We have been asking God’s mercy on the Gulf communities, and now New Orleans. If you have the eyes to see, the Weather Channel has been talking about the dry winds that have been disrupting Isaac’s efforts to organize into a full fledged hurricane. The storm in huge, but the center is disperse. They are saying that it will mean a lot of wind, a lot of rain and a surge in the water level. None of this is new to Pensacola, nor to most communities on the Gulf. God is merciful. We can weather this slow storm, God willing.
Here are some photos from last night, as clouds and rain move in. So far, no where near as threatening as the normal Pensacola heavy rains and thunderstorms.
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Your military biorhythm is kicking in? Much to my surprise, I have not suffered from it yet. My friends that do suggest redecorating something–maybe new towels and shower curtain or something. I have one friend who repaints and changes color schemes. I think I am enjoying not having the upheaval so much that all my traveling with a suitcase suffices. Besides, I haven’t learned all the shortcuts yet–that was always my cue to move.
LOL, Momcat, yes, I am also looking at very blue-purple paint samples π I have always loved painting, or putting in wood floors, or . . . upholstering! Actually, all the prep work for this non-hurricane has actually helped; I had to take a lot of things down and gives me a chance to re-think how I want to put them back, or edit them or . . . . π
AdventureMan takes me on lots of trips and little day adventures, and that helps. I just get edgy in one place too long! Something new to learn, I guess, after a nomadic life.