Pre-Rita

Here's the view from our front porch at about 10:30 this evening. The storm has not yet arrived. Every now and then a gust comes by and whips the trees around a bit, but that's it so far.

(Unfortunately that's a streetlight and not the moon.)

We stood out on the porch for about half-an-hour. The MO enjoyed a small cigar and we took pictures and generally enjoyed the cool(er) temperature.

I know it's going to get scary, but for right now, it's actually quite nice.