Hurricane Ike Hits Ohio

A hurricane in Ohio? Last night Ol' Ike got all the way to northeastern Ohio. Wind gusts up to 78 MPH. It was scary! Of course, we lost power as we always do during a storm - so now we have a generator. I just spent an hour picking up branches and twigs from the yard and there are plenty I missed. It's a mess. I saw at least a dozen large trees down on the way to work and power is still out in some areas. It's just strange to think that a storm could travel so far. If it was scary here I can't imagine what it was like in the south. I heard the eerie crackling of a tree breaking in half last night. Luckily it was in the woods on the edge of, but not on our property. The bad thing is that it will probably remain that way.

A few years ago during a storm I saw a GIANT turtle waddle down our river-like driveway. I was home alone and tried to take a picture, but it was raining too hard and it didn't turn out. My husband constantly teases me that I was exaggerating or I didn't really see it (but I did). Last night he said he thought he saw it as well. I said - if it's there in the morning I'll take a picture - and it was. Ha-Ha-Ha.
Sorry for the less-than-inspiring posts lately. I've been finalizing my poetry collection, getting over a cold, spending time with beautiful daughter and nursing afterschool-headaches. Bear with me!