Nasty Isaac

We had bad weather all Tuesday (Aug 27th) and the eye hit southwest of us in Louisiana, where it stalled. Everything flooded and the bands of the huge hurricane pumped gulf water here for 3 days because we were on the wrong side of the storm.

Our road flooded and so did our backyard but we did not get water in the house and best of all, WE DID NOT LOSE ELECTRICITY! yay

We did not have rain this morning so the ground has a chance to dry.

So far, landfall after midnight

Latest track on Isaac

Hurricane Isaac

"Ironically, Isaac is expected to threaten lives and property along the northern Gulf Coast seven years to the date of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall."

Isaac

Keeping an eye on Isaac

two dry days in a row

The humidity lessened a bit at night but it's still very humid during the day. It is partly cloudy but no rain is expected today.

B.B. King

KILMICHAEL, Mississippi — The town of Kilmichael and blues legend B.B. King will be honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.

The "Kilmichael: Roots of B.B. King" marker will be unveiled Tuesday afternoon at 105 Depot Ave. in Kilmichael.

A news release from the Mississippi Development Authority says King, who was born in the Delta fifty miles west of Kilmichael in 1925, spent many of his formative years in Kilmichael in the 1930s and '40s before achieving stardom.

His first mentor on the guitar was the Rev. Archie Fair, who played while preaching at a local church.

King credited his teacher at the one-room Elkhorn School, Luther Henson, with instilling in him dignity, independence and hope.

Gecko

Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos.

Geckos are the most species rich group of lizards, with close to 1,500 different species worldwide and many others likely yet to be discovered. The New Latin gekko and English gecko stem from the Malay gēkoq, which is imitative of the sound the animals make.

All geckos, excluding the Eublepharidae family, have no eyelids and instead have a transparent membrane which they lick to clean. Nocturnal species have excellent night vision; their eyes are 350 times more sensitive to light than the human eye.

Most gecko species can lose their tails in defense, a process called autotomy. Many species are well known for their specialized toe pads that enable them to climb smooth and vertical surfaces, and even cross indoor ceilings with ease (one hypothesis explains the ability in terms of the van der Waals force).

These antics are well-known to people who live in warm regions of the world, where several species of geckos make their home inside human habitations. These species (for example the House Gecko) become part of the indoor menagerie and are often welcome guests, as they feed on insects, including mosquitoes. Unlike most lizards, geckos are usually nocturnal and are great climbers.

They are one of the few creatures here in the South that I am NOT afraid of.

A storm or two a day

We have had rain and storms the last few days. Today is the Long Beach Fair for the High School Band. It looks like it won't be cancelled which means the field is going to be a mud hole since it rained heavy most of the early morning. The skies are not clearing up yet.

Calm in the Gulf

Thankgoodness Ernesto and Florence will be no threat to the Gulf coast, nor USA.

Our weather has been hot and humid with some fast moving wicked little storms thrown in, but I'll take that any day rather than a hurricane or tornado.

School started yesterday and the grandkids had a good first day.

Last weekend at the Edgewater Mall.

We went shopping the day after the Tax free weekend so the mall was not crowded, which was a joy.

Active Atlantic

It looks like we might have a hurricane named Ernesto in a few days. It will be moving in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday or Tuesday and then where will it go..?