Monday, September 16, 2019
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
I've been watching these amazing spicebush swallowtail butterflies flit around the male papaya flowers and the tropical milkweed, and finally I grabbed my phone quick enough to capture them in action!
Sunday, September 15, 2019
September 15 - Magic Day - Change to Happy Outdoors!
Mark and I just agreed - today, September 15th, was the first day this summer that we could go outside and not get eaten by bugs, not be cooked mercilessly in the heat and humidity, and enjoy being outside! It was still hot and humid, but NOTHING like July and August and early September.
We are SO excited to be able to spend more time outside now! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
We are SO excited to be able to spend more time outside now! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
REMEMBERING HURRICANE ANDREW
What do we do when we're waiting out a hurricane? We study previous hurricanes to judge their effects and how they played out.
The BIG ONE came in 1992, his name was Andrew and he slammed into the Florida coast line at a reported 187mph, well over the speed required to be a Category 5. The destruction at the point of landfall was devestating, it went straight inland and flattened Homestead Florida. FLATTENED! Cat 5 is not to be played with, seek emergency shelter away from where the landfall is going to occur.
The good news from studying these storm disasters comes in the knowledge that the moment a hurricane makes landfall in Florida the intensity immediately goes down a lot. The size and speed of Andrew meant he went inland a bit before losing intensity but 20 miles away damage was minimal because the storm lost so much energy as it thrashed Homestead Florida.
There is complete information about Hurricane Andrew on Wiki.
The BIG ONE came in 1992, his name was Andrew and he slammed into the Florida coast line at a reported 187mph, well over the speed required to be a Category 5. The destruction at the point of landfall was devestating, it went straight inland and flattened Homestead Florida. FLATTENED! Cat 5 is not to be played with, seek emergency shelter away from where the landfall is going to occur.
The good news from studying these storm disasters comes in the knowledge that the moment a hurricane makes landfall in Florida the intensity immediately goes down a lot. The size and speed of Andrew meant he went inland a bit before losing intensity but 20 miles away damage was minimal because the storm lost so much energy as it thrashed Homestead Florida.
There is complete information about Hurricane Andrew on Wiki.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Hurricane Dorian - Tuesday, Sept 3rd 6pm Wind Speed Actual vs Forecast
Forecast right now: 36 mph winds
Actual wind speed 6pm: 4mph
Actual wind speed 6pm: 4mph
Monday, September 2, 2019
Sunday, September 1, 2019
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