You have so much love and concern for so many. All sentient beings.
But the trees... of course you are concerned about the trees. Your beautiful trees. I am sure you will be sending them lots of love leading up to and through the storm. We can send our prayers out to you, your property, all in the path of the storm and also the beautiful trees.
@jeanne-mayell you know, Jeanne, at first i didn't think too much about Henri, being that it was ''only'' a Cat 1, nothing to be overly alarmed about. That is because i live on the Gulf coast, and these things happen more frequently here. But the Northeast isn't built for tropical storms, just like Houston isn't built for Arctic temperatures. So i will be praying for you. And for your trees- i really do understand how important they are to you.
When a storm is coming, all you can do is try to prepare (and gather all the pet carriers together), and then just breathe, and try to look for the beauty, in spite of all the destruction, that every storm brings. But i am hoping that it will all just go as smooth as Smokey Robinson:
Soft and warm, a quiet storm
Quiet as when flowers talk at break of dawn
@jeanne-mayell I’m envisioning you and your home surrounded by light. Please stay safe and know that we are all thinking of you. Please let us know how you are doing when you get a chance.
@jeanne-mayell Done! White light of protection headed to you, your family, and your property!
May you see only the awesomeness and magnificence of the storm and may you, your home, and trees come through safely.
We were not harmed by Sandy or Irene, although our woods turned into a lake and some kids from another neighborhood got a canoe and showed up in our back yard, which was hilarious.
That is reminiscent of my fond childhood memory of putting on rubber boots and walking around in the flooded woods by our house in the days and weeks after heavy rains. Huge frogs would mysteriously show up and start laying eggs. Tadpoles would hatch, and turn into more frogs. We'd catch tadpoles and watch them grow in an aquarium. And wood ducks would fly in and hang out until the water dried up.
To this day I have recurring dreams about a sinkhole opening up in that area and a beautiful spring forming.
Dear Jeanne (and all others in Henri’s path)……… sending prayers and protection your way. Be safe.
@jeanne-mayell Also thinking of you and everyone in the path of Henri. Much love, light and protection for you, your family and your property, specifically. May you be surrounded with that giant angel skirt and bubble of protection!
Thank you, all! This morning they say the storm is going to turn west. Did you do that? LOL. As we watch its path tomorrow, if it continues to move west, I will direct all those amazing prayers to those in harm's way, and focus later on preparing our property for future storms.
We are concerned for those who live along the coasts, Eastern Long Island, Rhode Island, and inland Connecticut and central Massachusetts. We have a few community members who live in these areas. The storm surge is expected at a moon tide (high tide during a full moon) which is the highest tide in a month. Also it's a slow moving hurricane so it does more damage as it lingers in one place.
@unk-p, we are well prepared for winter snow storms here in New England, for multiple foot-deep snowfalls, we even frolicked and dug our way out of ten feet of snow in 2015. I've seen several hurricanes in my life, always enjoyed their magnificence. But now with climate change escalating, combined with so much development uphill from us in which water-absorbing woodlands have now been cleared, we now must build in ways to divert fast-moving flood waters, and we have not yet done that at the level we now need.
Even when a storm has downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, it can devastate. Tropical Storm Irene (8/28/11) was the worst storm I've witnessed in my life. I was in Quebec at the time it hit and was awed by the churning skies and winds even up there which was hundreds of miles northwest of the storm. But in Vermont which was in the storm's path, downhill flooding washed out homes, farms, and roads along mountain streams and rivers.
Many people just focus on the storm's rating which is based on wind speed. But there is more to devastation than wind speed - like the slowness of the storm, the amount of rainfall before and during the storm, storm surge, whether it hits during high tide or worse, a moon tide, and your location within it. This storm will hit southern New England coasts during a full moo which brings the highest tide of the month.
@jeanne-mayell ??????? Ongoing for those in Henri's path and the spring tide surges.
@jeanne-mayell Holding protective light over the northeast and your comforting abode, Jeanne. It becomes a bit much for me to follow the ever-changing opinions after awhile. Then forecasters show pic of spaghetti models and then my confusion increases.Lol I do enjoy, however, watching the development of these natural (and man-made) phenomena. The Outer Cape appears to be outside the worst dangers of Henri, but I always say, we’ll have to wait and see. We do enjoy to view the tumultuous seas from higher watch points when it’s safe to go outside.
Blessings to All!
@ana, @unk-p You may well be right about the trees being Laurel Oaks vs Live Oaks. However, it's still heartbreaking to see some of these large, grand evergreen trees on their sides.
To all that are in the path of Henri, stay safe.
For those of us who are used to such storms, it's different than being unfamiliar with them. For those of us who get hit routinely, our trees tend to sort themselves out with frequent storms. Weak trees don't handle them, and are gone. The strong ones last and are more resistant to storms. In areas that don't normally see storms, the weak or sick trees linger and therefore you have more trees down after a storm.
I'm in coastal western Connecticut, 20-30 miles west of where the hurricane warning zone begins. The atmosphere here is mixed. Some people are stocking up and have moved boats to inland locations (the grocery store was busy). But there's not as much palpable worry as when Sandy came ashore in 2012. People were talking about Sandy 5 days before it made landfall, while Henri only popped up on most people's radars last night. Plus Sandy hit at a time of the year (late October) when people around here start to mentally prepare for nor'easters anyways. By contrast, today there were quite a few families sunning themselves at the local beach.
So there's a high probability that some individuals on the Long Island and Connecticut coastlines could end up in dangerous situations because they aren't mentally prepared for a major storm. I'm 30-something feet above sea level and not in a floodplain, but I'm practicing what I preach and making a go bag, even if the act is only prep for future weather events.
@cindy i like all the trees, and hate seeing any of them fall. Even the so-called trash trees have their own purpose and beauty. One of my neighbors had a 3 story tall Weeping Willow that broke off in a hurricane a while back, leaving just a 4 foot tall stump. Now it has already grown back, taller than their house again. You would never know that anything happened to it at all.
@coyote -so glad you chimed in, i was thinking about you today,when i saw the forecast, wondering if you were still in Connecticut. Be safe, and don't forget to charge up your phones, in case the power goes out.
peace & love
Thanks for the update. I hope you will stay safe and glad you are preparing. I also am concerned not everyone is prepared, especially for flooding and power outages.
Will keep everyone in prayers.
@Jeanne-mayell @coyote @triciaCT @febbby23 (I think)
And anyone else I have forgotten. ( Please feel free add your name below so we can direct prayers your way. I know there are more I am not able to think of right now).
@coyote Hi - I have a close relative who is directly on the water in coastal CT. (new haven county) She is not evacuating. The house is 14 ft above ground. And in fact has had a small birthday gathering today. She plans on staying in place. Sadly we have a had a falling out and are not on speaking terms. I imagine she is talking a calculated gamble and fine with what ever the outcome.... She is one of the ill prepared people you mention.
I hope you are safe and well.