All is well in the chateau. There are no leaks or floods, no tree branches or fallen trees I can see from my vantage point. We never lost power. Oh man do I love living in the chateau!
The storm here in DC reminded me of winter rainstorms in San Francisco, lots of wind and rain, no lightning or thunder. I kept thinking about how Irene brought the Atlantic Ocean to us, all the way from the west coast of Africa. That thought made me curious - if hurricanes pick up sea water, then why isn't the rain from those storms salt water? As you can see, I was not fearing for my life as the storm raged outside.
My experience was gentle, my heart and prayers go out to those in the path of the storm. I am very lucky.
6 comments:
Beautiful and peaceful. I'm so glad you and your amazing city are all ok.
I'm so glad that Irene was more merciful than many of her peers.
The chateau seems the perfect place for you...I am overjoyed to hear that it weathered the storm so well!
Gorgeous cloud shots. Glad you are fine - all is well here too, though the wind has suddenly picked up and the rains have returned as the tail of the storm wags past us.
So glad you were ok! Nature is powerful & fascinating - and scary sometimes...
Oh yeah
Glad you came through OK! The storm surge from hurricanes IS salt water, because it's sea water pushed up onto land. Rainfall is fresh because salt doesn't evaporate. (I'm saying this even though I suspect your question/observation was rhetorical. :) )
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