TS Don, the welcome mat’s out!

Never thought I’d be praying for a tropical storm and certainly not looking forward to a visit from anyone named Don (with a wink to Mom—inside joke!), but there it is.

Tropical Storm Don takes a bead on South Texas

Tropical Storm Don takes a bead on South Texas

Truth be told, I never thought I’d be praying at all, but with this exceptional, protracted drought we’ve been suffering through, your humble blog author and resident island agnostic is now poised to fall on her knees, tear at her hair, and beseech the Higher Power to intervene with at least a little rainy manna from Heaven.

With the formation of Tropical Storm Don after its unremarkable birth in the Caribbean, I’ve been following the weather forecasts each evening with nail-biting anticipation. Read the rest of this entry »