Rich dark foliage and brightly contrasting flowers. My thoughts are with friend Bishop Jake Owensby in Alexandria, Louisiana and family, the diocese of Western Louisiana, and everyone else affected by the ferocity of Hurricane Laura
By the time I went to bed last night Jake tweeted Laura had reduced to Cat2. He’s without power like many others but has backup. You’ve probably seen my RT by now of the tree that had fallen away from his house. In general news 4 people have died due to trees falling on their houses. The terrifying “unsurvivable” storm surge didn’t eventuate and I’m really grateful for that. Laura missed a waterway that would’ve been a major factor in that developing.
Here’s a link that will let you zoom in and get real-time conditions in Alexandria and the surrounding area. It updates continuously, so you can track the storm and its departure from the area.
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Gorgeous dahlias! I’m glad that Laura was reduced in category – must have been a massive relief not to have that storm surge.
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Oh I know Ann! The dahlias were stunning. Although I’ve posted photos of this dahlia before, this is a photo that I still had on file.
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Makes me wish I had more dahlias in the garden this year!
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Have you any updates? Hope they’re okay. My friend in Texas also worried about her family.
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By the time I went to bed last night Jake tweeted Laura had reduced to Cat2. He’s without power like many others but has backup. You’ve probably seen my RT by now of the tree that had fallen away from his house. In general news 4 people have died due to trees falling on their houses. The terrifying “unsurvivable” storm surge didn’t eventuate and I’m really grateful for that. Laura missed a waterway that would’ve been a major factor in that developing.
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Thank you! Great to hear that water wall didn’t occur and the tree fell away from the house. Sad for those not so lucky … 😦
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Here’s a link that will let you zoom in and get real-time conditions in Alexandria and the surrounding area. It updates continuously, so you can track the storm and its departure from the area.
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I just cross-checked the wind speed with the NWS site, and it seems accurate.
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Found my target area.. thank you!
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