The calm (?) before the storm.
They began tracking Ike a week earlier while in Virginia to meet their beautiful new grandson.
Little did they know then that Ike would be such a driving force in their lives today.
Up at dawn, they began their preparations to secure the livestock and their home for the impending storm. Ike would come ashore in Galveston but Burnt Biscuit Ranch is in line for a direct hit, meaning the eye of storm would pass right over their little world of livestock, domestic and otherwise.
The furniture & plants from the porches were removed to the barn. All the barn equipment and horse halters, lead ropes, etc. were stored in empty stalls, tack room, hay barn and other storage areas. Sheet rock is piled nearby to cover the windows and the chainsaw is readied to cut up downed trees.
A call from a neighbor at midday was a call for help. She has 5 horses that needed to be stalled so five stalls were readied for more horses.
25 gallons of gas is ready to power the generator for when power is lost. Potable water and drinking water is stored for when water is lost - the pump needs electricity to power the well.
Food is prepared in advance and a bottle of wine is put on ice to get them through the hours or days when they will be cut off from the world of TV, phone & Internet service.
Her biggest worry - her rain tree.
They began tracking Ike a week earlier while in Virginia to meet their beautiful new grandson.
Little did they know then that Ike would be such a driving force in their lives today.
Up at dawn, they began their preparations to secure the livestock and their home for the impending storm. Ike would come ashore in Galveston but Burnt Biscuit Ranch is in line for a direct hit, meaning the eye of storm would pass right over their little world of livestock, domestic and otherwise.
The furniture & plants from the porches were removed to the barn. All the barn equipment and horse halters, lead ropes, etc. were stored in empty stalls, tack room, hay barn and other storage areas. Sheet rock is piled nearby to cover the windows and the chainsaw is readied to cut up downed trees.
A call from a neighbor at midday was a call for help. She has 5 horses that needed to be stalled so five stalls were readied for more horses.
25 gallons of gas is ready to power the generator for when power is lost. Potable water and drinking water is stored for when water is lost - the pump needs electricity to power the well.
Food is prepared in advance and a bottle of wine is put on ice to get them through the hours or days when they will be cut off from the world of TV, phone & Internet service.
Her biggest worry - her rain tree.
Labels: Hurricane Ike
posted by Burnt Biscuit Ranch | 9:24 PM
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Please videotape when the wind starts!
Videos on flickr.com/photos/burntbiscuitranch/
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