From earthquakes to hurricanes

What a week! Tuesday the earth beneath our feet shook and now we are being drenched by a hurricane! Hurricane Irene is upon us. It has been raining here all morning. The wind and the rain keeps getting stronger by the hour. The news stations are saying that she has made landfall in North Carolina, but is turning slightly out to sea. Hopefully that means the winds and rains won't get any worse here in Richmond. We have lost power once so far, but hope to keep it for the duration of the storms.