Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

The calm before the storm

Apparently that isn't just a cliche; a hurricane is usually preceeded by beautiful weather. It has been beautiful here the last couple of days, but I think we are in for a heckuva change.

Some people wall in their patio to make another living room. We turned the living room into a patio.

I just walked the dog (who is acting squirrelly...I was at the vet this afternoon with Curly, and all the dogs there were acting squirrelly. The tech said the dogs had been really antsy all day. Maybe there is something to that "animals sense a storm" thing. OTOH, the rats are acting normally.) and noticed that most of my neighbors have not bothered to bring in trashcans, recycle bins, flower pots, patio furniture...

I am going to be supremely irked if my neighbor's lawn jockey ends up in my living room.