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Friday, March 19, 2010

Dancing with Ului.


"HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the construction of the upper decks of steamboats, but generally speaking, the hurricane's usefulness has outlasted it."Ambrose Bierce.
There are lots of things I could be doing this morning. Useful things. Practical things. Instead I am contemplating the nature of cyclones & why one is sitting off our coastline at this time of the year. Not wrong exactly, but it is very late in the season.

It's a long way north of us & still a long way out to sea but apart from expecting even more rain the seas are now dangerous even this far south & there was a tragedy yesterday on the Gold Coast at the National Surf Lifesaving Championships. Terribly sad.

Theo, who is working on Hamilton Island further north, is battening down the hatches & preparing for the worst. The outer, low lying islands have already been evacuated but Hamilton should be reasonably safe & certainly the staff are staying.

Apart from rough water, higher than usual tides & another deluge of rain Ului shouldn't affect us too much unless she drops even further down the coast. Mind you, is is overcast & incredibly still here this morning; even Ditz has noticed. The calm before the storm...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Ganeida,
Praying for safety from the storm for you. :)

Could you please send the rain this way, as it is extremely dry at the moment?

Have a wonderful weekend,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥

seekingmyLord said...

One of the main things I don't miss about Florida, as you know.

May the Lord protect you all.

Sandra said...

I hope you have fared the storm well. This would scare me to death.

Constance said...

It's been a while since I've stopped by. Time has a way of getting away from me these days. I have had projects ongoing at every turn. I have missed stopping by and plan to be better about that in the future. I was sorry to read of your furry friend's passing. ISSI was a special cat to be sure!

The thing I love, is that Jesus understands even that in our lives. He cares about us and since we've been created with a capacity for loving others-He cares about what we care about!

Thinking warm thoughts of you today!
Hugs,
Connie

Jeanne said...

Keep safe, kiddo...