Hurricane Milton

Today was the day that Hurricane Milton made landfall, heading directly across the state of Florida. We were as prepared as we could be, with Grandpa Gary & Grandma Terry hunkered down with Samantha, Jayden, and I.

Hurricane Milton - October 9th
		Front door all sealed up in preparation for the driving winds and rains.
		Baloo (and the other dogs) weren't thrilled by the noise caused by the storm.
		Rodney slept on the couch for the night, while Samantha and Jayden slept on mattresses in the living room. Koda joined Rod on the couch.

Thankfully the storm wasn't as bad for us as it could have been. We lost electricity fairly early, but aside from a few leaning fence panels we survived unharmed. A sigh of relief was had by all!

Hurricane Milton - October 10th
		Rodney and Koda on the couch (I am awake, but the flash was so bright I had to close my eyes).
		A look at the leaning fence in our back yard, along with a ton of leaves and small twigs.
		Our front yard was mainly just covered in leaves and twigs, like the back.
		The neighbors fence didn't survive well.
		A look back at our home.
		A look down the street.
		Another view of the neighbors fence.
		A look down the street that ends in our front yard.
		Jayden and Baloo taking a recovery nap after a long, noisy night.
		The neighborhood behind ours has some flooding at the end of the road...

		...and the ponds across the main road were definitely much higher than they had been over the entire summer...


		The end of our street had some flooding as well. Thankfully nothing higher than curb level.
		A house down the street lost a pretty large limb. It didn't appear to hit the house or their car, so a bit of a break in their favor.
		While heading out in search of gas for the generator, I saw this non-functional streetlight hanging very low. Thankfully we were able to pass underneath successfully.
		After driving nearly 80 miles to the north to find a station with gas, we came across this sight on our way back home... yes, that is a parrot in a cage in the back of a truck doing 70+ miles per hour on I-75! Welcome to Florida, or "WTF"!

Hurricane Milton - October 9th

Front door all sealed up in preparation for the driving winds and rains.

Baloo (and the other dogs) weren't thrilled by the noise caused by the storm.

Rodney slept on the couch for the night, while Samantha and Jayden slept on mattresses in the living room. Koda joined Rod on the couch.

Hurricane Milton - October 10th

Rodney and Koda on the couch (I am awake, but the flash was so bright I had to close my eyes).

A look at the leaning fence in our back yard, along with a ton of leaves and small twigs.

Our front yard was mainly just covered in leaves and twigs, like the back.

The neighbors fence didn't survive well.

A look back at our home.

A look down the street.

Another view of the neighbors fence.

A look down the street that ends in our front yard.

Jayden and Baloo taking a recovery nap after a long, noisy night.

The neighborhood behind ours has some flooding at the end of the road...

...and the ponds across the main road were definitely much higher than they had been over the entire summer...

The end of our street had some flooding as well. Thankfully nothing higher than curb level.

A house down the street lost a pretty large limb. It didn't appear to hit the house or their car, so a bit of a break in their favor.

While heading out in search of gas for the generator, I saw this non-functional streetlight hanging very low. Thankfully we were able to pass underneath successfully.

After driving nearly 80 miles to the north to find a station with gas, we came across this sight on our way back home... yes, that is a parrot in a cage in the back of a truck doing 70+ miles per hour on I-75! Welcome to Florida, or "WTF"!