My Leaning Tree: Now Upright

Here's my "street tree" after Ike blew on it. It took some digging and a tree stake and some muscle, but it's now back upright. Like a lot of fence posts I've looked at, it wasn't just blown over. The dirt filled in under it, so you couldn't just set it back up. Lot's of fence posts are going to have to be reset for that reason.

The Sun Rises and Sets -- Even after Ike

Here are three sunsets from my back yard: Top Friday night before Ike, middle Saturday night after Ike, and bottom Sunday night. While the magnification is different for the first photo, you can notice that some of the tree line is significantly diminished post Ike.

Sara and the Boys after Ike

Here's a shot of Sara and her dogs in the back yard after the worst of Ike had blown through. It was still blowing, as you can see from the Red Oak tree, and still raining, but it was so good to get outside after a long night and morning!

There's So Much to Experience

It's amazing to watch the intensity with which Ben explores the world. Makes me wonder when we started taking little flowers for granted. Makes me want to go squat down and stare at small flowers. But then I couldn't get back up. Maybe that's the difference.

Gliding Through A Blue Sky

I never tire of watching gulls soaring. And since Nemo, their screeching only sounds like "Mine, Mine, Mine." Need to listen to Jonathon Livingston Seagul soundtrack!

Ben and his Coke at the Beach

The boy loves his Coke, and since his cup had sand in it, he learned to drink it straight from the bottle. There was a little spillage, but that just goes with the territory.

Tonight's Sunset