Batten Down the Hatches, Florence is on Her Way!

  A hurricane can change its path and we hope that it does, but for the time being Florence is barreling right at us. 

  We will be without electricity for days if we get a direct hit. 

So we are getting food and fresh water ready, eating up what we can from the fridge and freezer. 

 Over the next day or two we will bring the potted plants inside, gas up the car, test the camp stove, and keep one eye on the National Weather Service at all times.

  It doesn't seem fair that we haven't even had a full week of the tourists being gone and our roads and beaches to ourselves before we are preparing for a hurricane.

 

 We have been waiting all summer to enjoy the new pier at the little beach community of Garden City.  They lost their pier in Hurricane Matthew and it took nearly two years to raise the money and get it built.  We had breakfast there this week with only the birds for company and it was so peaceful and lovely.  

There were a few fishermen about and some large boats working off the coast.  Not sure what they are doing.  

The amusement park gate is closed and locked.  

Plenty of parking places available on the street at the arcade.

The Labor Day sales are over, the beach toys not chosen tired and droopy.

I hope Florence doesn't smash up Garden City's lovely new pier.  

My daughter sent these pictures of Mason last night walking his dog, Annabelle, in the park.  Minnesota schools have K-4 (4-year old kindergarten) for the first time this year so Mason will be going to school and riding a big yellow school bus next week. He is over the moon with excitement and anticipation, his mama says.  

 Annabelle and his mama will miss him.