As I write this, Hurricane Gustav is making it’s way through the south - please remember our friends in that area. A buddy of mine, Greg G., lives down in NOLA with his wife and kids. They were affected by Katrina, but only had some light damage to their home and 2nd vehicle. Luckily for them, floodwaters never reached their home. Greg had hoped they would be out of there before another major storm hit but that hasn’t materialized yet. I spoke to him Saturday though and they were packing and planning to head out to safety Sunday morning. They have to cross that causeway across Lake Ponchatrain that you see on the news so much. One thing they DID get done post-Katrina was to install storm shutters on their windows that greatly cut down on the time it takes to secure their house against bad weather. All that really remained was to board up the doors to seal off the house. After watching the news today, it looks as though NOLA will be spared from another disaster (as of right now). I am concerned about the strength of the new levees though. Seeing water lapping over the tops of them looks pretty ominous.
Meanwhile, we’ve been dealing with OPPRESSIVE humidity here lately. It’s not too bad when you’re relaxing in the shade with a cool drink in your hands. It’s another thing when you’re working. Megan tagged along with me on a wedding job last Saturday evening. While the wedding was indoors, the bulk of the reception was outside. It was sweltering! It was only later that I was reminded that there was a re-enactment of a civil war battle fought here in the late 1800’s going on earlier in the day. I’ve shot that before and those guys are in FULL WOOL SUITS! I can only imagine how uncomfortable that must have been.
The last weekend me, Megan and Livvie headed over to Jennifer and Rodney’s place to have lunch and just hang out. It was a slightly gray day but it kept the heat to a bearable level. They live outside town and have a great place. Jennifer has set up her back yard with plenty of photo sites (she’s been a photographer for years and has a studio not too far from my office) to use with clients and Rodney has a garage (with an in-ground lift baby) to further his (serious) hobby of working with VW’s. Anyway, living in the country isn’t complete without livestock. Suprisingly, Livvie was interested in trying horseback riding. I say suprisingly because she usually isn’t one to try anything new or remotely daring. Megan was suprised as well but we encouraged Livvie and hoped she wouldn’t chicken out. She didn’t.
