Thank you Rich! How thoughtful. :O)

As of now, we will be on the cusp of the path, but my parents in southwest Nova Scotia, 4 hours drive away, could be getting the brunt of it. If I know my DM, they are well prepared. My DD just arrived home after a coronary bypass so I'm glad he's there and safe. They are in their 80s and I do worry about them, but some of my siblings live close so that's good.

After Hurricane Juan, a category 2, hit us in 2003, we have been ready for these storms like never before. It had been 100 years since such a storm had passed but we are seeing more of them every year. Last year we were hit hard with Noel, and this year it was Bertha.

Tomorrow calls for cloudy skies with 70km (100+mph) winds, but we've been advised that things could change. If not, I'll be out in the gardens working on remaking a garden bed in the backyard which I started today. :O)

Crossing my fingers and toes!

I was just looking at a satellite shot of the eastern seaboard and I think you folks in MA will likely get some of the spin-off too. Stay dry and cozy!

I took my gagging dog outside last night at 2:00 am (small cockapoo..likes to barf at weird hours), and the temperature was crazy warm, with winds whipping around. Smelled like Florida, all organic, mossy, and very nice. Sometimes we get the tail end of storms here in Ontario that have wreaked havoc in the south.
God bless all my gardening sisters and brothers to our south. I may hate our winters, but it seems there is a huge payoff for living in temperate zones. Just hope there's enough energy for us to keep warm in the next few years, or we may be moving in with you!
"And the little bunny said..roll over!"

Hoping all of you make it through ok,my thoughts are with you!:)

Tiffy, I'm thinking about you too - wishing this thing would pull just a little farther to the right. Did you say you would be out gardening in 100 mph winds? Or is it just really late and I read that wrong?

Rich, New Bedford had 3.83 inches of rain by 6 p.m. Saturday night - I heard some places could see up to 8 inches before this is over. Not like what they get on the Gulf Coast, thank heaven, but enough to make the gardens look pretty sloppy!

Hope everyone is safe.

Rich is right- a hurricaine is a hurricaine. Remnants of Ike passed thru Cinti a couple of weeks ago with 75 mph winds, doing incredible damage. Tree companies, Roofers and sidings companies are up to their ears in repair work. Many were without power for a week. We're pretty landlocked here in Ohio; folks worry more about tornados than hurricaines.

Karen

We'll be thinking about you tiff and wish you and your family the best... Carrie

Wendy,

Yep! You can feel the warmth coming up the coast no doubt. Last night we went to dinner in Halifax and when we came out of the restaurant at 10 PM we walked into a city full of 'summer'. There was a Hedley concert (free, celebrating democracy's b-day in Canada at 250 years) in the Grand Parade in front of city hall which had managed to gather over 10,000 young fans and you would not have thought it was the end of September weather wise. Elton John was in the city for a concert too so Halifax was in all it's glory people wise. :O)

Kim,
I just went to my satelite imaging and see it's right off the Cape Cod coast. Did you move yet?? Are you still in CC? You are undountedly getting some of this too so hold on there girl!!

Out in the wind? A little story... At the age of 4, my DM 'lost' me and sent my 5 brothers out to find me and bring me home. We lived on the shores of St. Mary's Bay and in a tropical storm with high winds they found me sitting on the edge of a cliff overlooking the bay with my eyes closed just "feeling the wind in my face. It feels so good maman." But no, DH will probably come out and call me in when things get a bit too hairy today. :O)

Called my family and they are all ready. There's a warning that roads along the shore line will be washed out in their area due to high tides in the area when the bulk of the storm goes through this evening.

I know we have some winter sowers in Maine which will also be hit hard by this Hurricane. I believe Bonnie is one of them?? Stay safe all my neighbours!

Toes and fingers are still crossed!

I hope your family and gardens stay safe! Once I know you're all fine, I want to know the wind didn't blow all your flowers and seeds away! :)

BTW, 70km winds are more like 42 mph--kms are smaller than miles, they're about .6 miles. 42mph sounds ok for gardening!!

Well, we are all fine and everyone is asking what the excitement was all about. Only one tree down on the way to work this morning and in talking to my parents, they said it was a whole bunch of excitement for nothing. As always I reminded them that it's better to be prepared that not and they agreed. :O)

Stage Rat, There's still lots of seeds out there even though we did have some gusts reaching up to 120kmph. Some plants are actually still standing with their blooms. :O)

I did stay out gardening until the rain came even though the wind brought me at my feet a couple of times in awe. Today we hear the Atlantic Ocean's fury pounding the rocks at the tip of the peninsula. This photo is what you would see at Indian Point today. It's a marvel!!

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That picture is too cool! We got a lot of rain here - the no-name storm ahead of Kyle actually brought it, and the outer edge of Kyle just added a little more. No wind to speak of, but about 6" of rain altogether. We actually saw some sun for a couple of hours today; LOL, all the neighborhood kids came streaming out of their houses.

I was down in SC visiting for the very first time last week - 82 and sunny, oh yeah - rosemary SHRUBS, in bloom (I'm lucky if I can get rosemary to grow big enough to fill an 8" pot here, and I've never gotten it to bloom).

I'm glad this one was more bust than boom for you. Hurricanes should stay out in the ocean where they belong, IMHO.

Kim, who also believes snow belongs in the mountains, not in her driveway.