Hanna looks to be softening as she goes along. The projected wind speeds here have dropped from a steady 50 something (with gusts over 100) down to 22 mph. Rainfall is still expected to be around 2.5 inches, but we received that much just last week. I actually got rather wet on that day, it was a wonderful warm rain. Unless something changes, it looks like Hanna won't do too much to Raleigh. Ike might be a different story. His projected path appears to be the same as Hanna's, however he is a much stronger storm. It will be interesting to see what happens as he begins to swing north, if he does.
It is a beautiful morning. Clear, not a breeze, the crickets are making more noise than the traffic, and the crows are complaining as per usual. I suppose I should feed the birds today, both feeders are empty, the greedy little critters.
School is chugging along just fine. Week three is nearly over and we are going into the long haul. Students are less eager to work as they begin to struggle to stay on top of all the work they have to do.
I am sitting beside a mom that is thinking about blooming.It has 1000 buds and it looks ready to explode. The big rain last week actually flodded some of our plants, killing the poor things. Hopefully the rain that comes this weekend won't kill any more plants.
