Goodbye Eddie

Tropical Storm Edouard fortunately never developed into a very strong storm. It was strong enough for my company to tell us to take Tuesday off from work, which was nice. They even let us go home early on Monday to prepare for the storm.

Knowing that you can never predict how strong these storms will get, we took the precaution of moving most of our plants from the deck to inside the house. It was a good test. We got practically everything that was small enough to get in the house to fit inside the room on the 4th floor. It was quite a jungle. And we still had some room left over. Here's a pic...


We probably got about three or four inches of rain at the house. The most rain I saw in the area was 6.5 inches. That's a lot, but it was stretched over several hours, so it wasn't fast enough to cause much flooding. Fortunately, the storm passed a bit to the east of Houston, lessening the impact on the city.

Here's a shot of what was left on the deck, through the rain. The concrete planters didn't budge an inch in the winds, although their poles were waving to and fro. I wonder how they'd hold up in a Cat 1 or 2 storm. Don't really want to know....


By late afternoon, the rains had stopped and we moved everything back out onto the deck. While the plants were inside, a plumeria and hibiscus flower opened up. I think they liked being inside the house. I know I do.