Turning North

A glance to the southeast from the back porch.  Ike’s out there somewhere.  

Portland, Texas

Thursday 4:30 p.m.

403 miles and closing

Landfall estimated in 33 hours

We’re in a liminal space.  The storm has turned to the north.  We are now no longer in the Cone of Uncertainty for hurricane force winds.  There could be a wobble back toward us, of course, but the closer we get to landfall, the less likely that becomes.  

We are receiving mixed messages.  Minutes after the county issued a mandatory evacuation order earlier, the city indicated that evacuation was still recommended and NOT mandatory (“…contrary to what you may have heard…”).  Huh?  

Stay or go?  We don’t know.  Stay, and make room for the evacuation of those more directly in the path of the storm now?  Go, on the chance that this large and unusually unpredictable storm could drive back toward us?  

So we wait.  I have the utmost sympathy for anyone wanting to drive westbound on I-10 out of Houston right now.  

Oh, and there’s been some knitting.  This represents Clue 1 from Mystery Stole 4.  

Celery with lemon. In the shade.

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