It was never on my bucket list but I’ve now lived through a crossfire hurricane. As of this writing most of you know more than I do about Hurricane Ian. I have no dramatic footage because I was extremely fortunate, instead I’ll show snippets of my local area here in Estero post storm, and some footage from inside my friend’s house during the storm. No power, spotty cell signals, a day or two with no running water, have been my challenges. But I have food, Sandy has food, we have plenty of drinking water, batteries, and I’m catching up on a lot of reading. This interlude has actually been good for me. It’s made me recall the ways we interacted in the past, pre social media, pre cell phone. I consider leaving social media, again.
I marvel at the rabbits and swans and crows that made it through this storm. Where did they hide? When I left my friend’s house after the hurricane, I passed a church with dozens of pumpkins sitting out in front, nonplussed. Where was Linus to witness this feat of magic? So strange where damage occurred and did not occur. What kind of luck was at play? What I’ve learned is that hurricanes are tricky, and it’s very smart to be prepared. 
After massive cleanup of limbs
Probably 60 cars lined up for gas the next day.
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