Nope, this is not a political post...I really stay away from those the best I can.
Yep, I am talking about another round of bad weather. "Nichole" is currently a "Subtropical Storm", and it may just stay as a Subtropical Storm. Then again, the current forecast calls for it to be a Hurricane by Wednesday evening. It is suppose to hit land between Jupiter and Port St Lucie Thursday, then travel northwest to Springhill on the Gulf side. (Springhill is where the Cracker Barrel is 22 miles north of us where we visited relatives recently.) Maximum winds as it passes through the west coast would be around 40-50 mph.
Last nights weather forecast said that yes, we need to watch this storm, but that it should not be that much of a concern. Like tropical storms, a subtropical storm has a well-defined center and a closed circulation. However, the area of maximum winds within the circulation is farther away from the center and there is less symmetry. These storms generally produce less rain than a typical tropical system.
Indy and I went back to Crystal Beach last Monday and again today while Marcia attended her Bible Study at the church. Both times I remembered to take my camera!
Crystal Beach is a nice little area to visit being easy to catch some nice camera shots there. It is not crowded at all, and it gives Indy a place to get out and sniff, sniff, sniff...especially since the Dog Park is still off limits, and will be for awhile.
It is an active area for Kayaking, for Bicycle Riding, for Walking Dogs, etc.
The fishing must be pretty good too, got this picture today and didn't have to wait very long to catch him catching a fish! Not sure what he is fishing for, but he did catch something.
There are also many birds, few of which I know the names of. Yes, I could look them up, but give it just a few hours and I will forget the name. I know that the one on the left I have looked up a half dozen times! The one on the right I think I looked up once, maybe twice. Can't remember their names, and not going to look them up again today!
Will be keeping an eye on the weather with the hope that it passes well north of Tampa so that it far away from Fort Meyer...those folks have had enough bad weather to deal with, and the cleanup is still going on, and will for a long time.
White one ... egret or heron. The other a kingfisher, but I'm sure he has a more specific name. What a nice place to hang out with Indy.
ReplyDeleteYa, I was thinking Egret, and Kingfisher makes sense too. It is nice to hangout...better than just sitting in the motorhome while in storage running the engine for the batteries and engines sake like I did before our storage location moved next door.
DeleteTell Mother Nature to cut it out!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis should be the last one of the season, and "IF" it reaches hurricane level, it will be a weak hurricane. Winds are only 50 mph now, and it is not a tight center, very loose, which makes it hard to get stronger.
DeleteNancy got them right! When I read your title, my first thought was that it was politically based. Let's hope, the storm is a calm one!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it will hit east coast as a level one Hurricane, but only Tropical Storm as it comes over to us, and we will be on what they call "the good side" of the winds/storm.
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