Hurricane Rita

On Sunday, I spent quite a bit of time trying to get reflection photos while the Guys looked at the Smart cars on the roof of the old Bay Building parkade. This is one of the ones I like the best. On Douglas Street shooting through the pillars to the reflection on the other side of the street.

I got the grass mowed and fallen apples raked up. Filled the water gardens and did a bit of weeding. The weather has been sunny and warm.

Today the news is full of warnings for the people along the Gulf of Mexico to evacuate their coastal homes as there is another powerfull tropical storm/hurricane on its way. People have left their homes and are crawling along the roads trying to head North, and are getting caught in traffic jams. The storm is expected to hit the Galveston - New Orleans area (again) on Friday. I have found a few news sources to read on the web. This one is full of information http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3885374 I have found another place to see web cams... the web cam for Galveston was under repair. http://www.hurricaneadvisories.com/hcancam.html

Last nite I managed to get my Gardening - May album loaded to my page. 14 MB, with 56 pictures it is one of the largest, since I reduced Long Beach in size. The Fall and Winter months won't be so large and so it should all even out. I can buy more space so this is not a big concern. http://www.mmmee.com/May

Bruce phoned this morning to thank me for the prints of the truck. He really likes them! woo hoo!! He just made my day. He said he is hanging the truck picture in his office. oh boy!!

Stuff

Dan and Irene got away on the 7:00 boat last nite. We spent some of the day looking at Smart cars on the top of the parkade of the old Bay Building. Good day. While Dan was looking for fish fly material in a store on Broad Street, I found a new Lowepro camera bag.'Topload Zoom 2, regular price $47.99, on sale for $24.00. My 35mm Canon with the lens fits with room for the spare lens, filters, film, my note book. I am just sooooo pleased with it. I could get backpack straps for it, but it is good with just the shoulder strap. Its the same size as my black purse that I am carrying my digital and stuff in now. I could get keys and cards in this bag, if I use it instead of the very heavy big bag I use now.

We exchanged CD's of our pictures. First time I used my burner, so I learned to use it this weekend.

I just finished an 8 x 10 of the above shot of the patina truck for Bruce. Pat says he wants it for his office. Hope he likes it. I had the printer print one at 1440 dpi, the other with a thinner border printed at 720 dpi. I cannot see a lot of difference. I reduced the photo size to get it to print totally on this 8 1/2 x 11 glossy photo paper.

The Patina

We returned from the Island Challenge yesterday and Dan and Irene caught the 7:00 Coho back home. Their truck was the star of the show. Its a marvelous thing. The flat deck on the back slants down and their speedster unloads off the back. We had excellent weather going up to Cowichan, on the tour, and on our way back. Hope I am over my nasty cold by next week end when we go on the Can-Am tour. The Patina Truck sits in our drive way awaiting the run next week end.

I loaded the Raven Affair series to my page and am working on May.

I added a few figs to the rum pot. Hope they taste ok.

I need to get a rhubarb root for my garden as I killed the last one. It was so wimpy and produced this watery blah rhubarb. I would like to find some lily bulbs, more crocuses for the front, and anything else that I might take a liking to. The front is a bit bare where the trees were taken out. If I put a hedge along the edge I should have room for a row or a few lilies in front of it. The lilies need good drainage.