Wildfire and a map

This just shows the average low temperatures. Sorry, it is calling itself the hardiness zones.

The highway going through the tunnel is I-40 near the Tennessee border - in North Carolina. Hopefully the rain that came through on Tuesday Nov. 21 may have put a damper on this fire. As of the evening of the 23rd it was 1700 acres and 79% contained. Still a smoke problem on the interstate, and the Appalachian Trail is still closed in that area.

Today's quote:

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create. -Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer (1908-2002)

In my home territory

 

A map on the wall at the Optometrist's office. Where my apartments are located is a blank area.

A new Flame Azalea planted against an apartment wall.

The first of the pretty iris blooms. 

A cute Google-doodle for Earth Day.

A POEM

 Pink of girls

Skipping along.

Giggles and hair

Coming out of braids

Life has only joy,

Right then

Right now.

by Barbara Rogers

We were asked to pick a color, and meditate on it, then write a poem if we felt like it. So this came to me from emotions and experiences of many years ago.

The following photo gives me joy. I am sure you have a photo of a pet or baby or scene that gives you much the same feeling.

Have you ever written poetry?

Today's quote:

Make a habit out of celebrating the small moments in healing, gratitude, and growth.

ALEX ELLE

Florence Fri morning update/ afternoon 1 pm update

Just woke up...the power is still on, though at 1:30 am the power company sent a notice saying it was out in some parts of our area.  Glad it wasn't. Glad I slept through that notice.  Tonight I'll put the ringer on high, though who wants to wake up to that message, anyway?

At 8:00 am Fri...the eye has come ashore but the weather center is talking about it possibly going back over water, since it's forward motion of 5 mph has it being a wobble.  It's only a level 1 hurricane at this time.  There are some tornadoes being spawned in the red section of the storm...still 100 mph plus winds.  Flooding is due to river waters being pushed back upstream by the wind and rain.  It came ashore at Wrightsville Beach at 7:15 this morning.  Right now there isn't a storm surge where the Weather Channel people are standing along the beach, because the wind has turned to blowing against the ocean.

Hope everyone is safe.

Update at 1:00 pm Fri. Sept 14...

Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
100 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018

...100 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
...FLORENCE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND OVER EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
...TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CONTINUE...

NOAA Doppler weather radar data and surface observations indicate
that the center of Hurricane Florence has continued to move slowly
westward toward the North Carolina-South Carolina border.

Doppler radar data along with wind data from an Air Force Reserve
hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that Florence's maximum
sustained winds have decreased to 75 mph (120 km/h). Nearby surface
observations indicate that the pressure has risen to 968 mb (28.58
inches).

Heavy rain has been occurring in and around Oriental, North
Carolina, where 20.37 inches of rainfall has been measured thus far.

SUMMARY OF 100 PM EDT...1700 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...34.0N 78.3W
ABOUT 30 MI...55 KM WSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 35 MI...65 KM NE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.58 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Stewart