Rack 'em Up!!

We are as ready as we can be, having had some experience now....so how about some MUSIC??

MUSIC!!  Play "Rack 'em Up" while you read!

Madeline is expected tomorrow followed by Hurricane Lester

We aren't very far into hurricane season here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but it looks like we have some serious weather headed our way.

Looking at this NOAA image that was in the Star Advertiser, all I could think of was "rack 'em up." and of course a great song by Jonny Lang.  We have had pretty good luck so far because our "storm cruncher" volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea do tend to disrupt the arms of the storms as they approach the Big Island.  But, as always, the east side of the island, where we live, is pretty much where they all swing in to upon arrival. And, for better or worse, we have had some practice! We'll just make a bowl of pop-corn, light the candles, put on some good music, and dive into our favorite books....

"Oh NO, Mr. Bill...not the blender!!" 

All we could think of with this photo was SNL's -- Mr. Bill

Just for fun, we have included another very interesting image -- an artists view of the island that shows the shape of the islands below the water. We recommend you visit regularly or subscribe to dailygalaxy.com website!

First Tropical Storm DARBY

Original Path Forecast

Makes our island look pretty small!!  (NOAA photo with thanks)

Revised Saturday 7/23  YEP -- it's that time of year again;  It is officially hurricane season and hopefully we won't have a season like last year with over a dozen BIG tropical storms dancing around the islands.  We recall one week in particularly where there were THREE super storms, all hurricane force, encircling us. You can't be sure so it is best to be on the safe side and well prepared.

SAT:  Three inches of rain last night with brunt of storm to hit today. Forecast now is that it will travel right up the island chain --- UNLESS our "storm crunchers" Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa break it up before it heads northwest -- which they have done before..

Final Revision: Meteorologists were excited to document this storm as it is only the second time (since statehood) a hurricane has directly hit the Big Island --- AND scientists could document how the sheer factor of the volcanoes DID in fact disrupt the storm, lessening the blow to the island chain.  YEAH BIG ISLAND!!!

DARBY...our first big one this year should be hitting Saturday, so Friday was the day to get the mowing done, check for loose lawn chairs, empty flower pots, tarps and such.  Phil even went out to put a few more simpson hurricane braces on the underside of the flat carport roof -- just to be on the safe side.

Our local NextDoor conduit of news and information just had a list of things to do -- just in case (thanks Heath.)

• Secure potentially "flying objects" - garbage containers, hanging plants, furniture, umbrellas.
• Stack and secure building materials like roofing, and plywood
• Fill up your vehicles, top off your gas cans.
• Run your generator if you have one.
• Have some extra cash on hand.
• Fill gallon jugs with water -- freeze them for use in the refrigerator and/or freezers.
• Check your propane tanks -- fill them so you can at least cook ont he grill.
• Make sure you have flashlights handy -- with good batteries.