Tag: storms
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The Mess Is Coming
The meme slowly moving around Florida right now states: “Waiting for the hurricane is like being stalked by a turtle.” We’ve not yet had any serious storms this hurricane season, which is June 1 through November 30. However, major hurricanes often happen from mid-August through the end of September. Enter Hurricane Ian which is approaching…
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In Times Of Calm, Storms Still Happen
Our final week of pause saw rain every day. Downpours greeted us with dark clouds scudding across the sky like angry messengers. Winds blew the chimes on the porch into a wild symphony of sound and movement. It made me feel good that it’s been raining back home as well, where the ground in central…
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The Rain Will Come With The Shine
We’re at the point in summer when rain is predicted every day. We have seasons of drought where we long for more rain. And now when we get more rain, it’s very easy to whine about excess moisture. Lately, with our intense heat and high humidity, we’ve had a lot of electrical storms, with…
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It’s Coming, It’s Coming!
Hurricane season begins June 1. We rarely get many of these storms the first two months of the season. Except, of course, the day my daughter got married. June 1, an outdoor wedding, and it had to be moved indoors because of the coming hurricane. Most of our really big ones here in Florida don’t…
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Is It Ever Enough?
Here in Florida, we’re fully into hurricane season. We’ve had three named storms already. I never remember the names. What I do focus on is the amount of precipitation we get during this time. Not all hurricane seasons are the same. Some years we have very few, and the rain never comes. It’s a Florida…
Tip of My Iceberg 