Just an update thread for anyone who's interested...

It's been raining here for about the past 28 hours now.  The ground here in Georgia is already completely water-logged from these outer rain bands, so when the main body of the hurricane arrives, I expect widespread flooding, especially down on the coastal plain.

Not much wind here yet.  Enough to tip over a potted plant yesterday, but that's it so far.

At this time, Helene is a cat-4 and is still in the gulf and heading towards Florida's Big Bend coast.  New tornado warning just issued for Savannah.

If anyone in Florida or the Carolinas wants to chime in, please do so.


EDIT: I've added Hurricane Milton to the thread title so as to include it in the conversation.  Anyone who wants to chime in about Milton is encouraged to do so.

lol, I use turmeric all the time and have the stains to prove it. With the fresh turmeric, my fingers are stained for a couple of days...but they leave a quite pleasant flavor on my fingers for nibbling

It's supposed to be a super food, so worth the stains. 

Since I'm not good at posting a picture here, I direct you to my blog for an unexpected flower: https://vijayabodach.blogspot.com/2024/09/bountiful-garden.html

I tried growing turmeric, but I can't remember what happened to it. But I do remember it stains terribly if you're not careful. 
The flowers are very pretty. 

If you need encouragement, perhaps this saint will encourage you in your writing life: https://vijayabodach.blogspot.com/2024/09/st-hildegard-von-bingen-and.html

If only Joro spiders ate lanternflies, they would be my new best friends.

You're in luck.  The internet tells me they do indeed eat them.