Is your dog's unusual barking a secret code for something mysterious?

[bouldercroft]

I moved the girls into the basement this morning as the winds started to pick up and the rain was really coming down hard.

Hard to tell who is more freaked out - the chickens or my hubby who was muttering 'its a slippery slope'...

 

We've got lots of torches, lanterns, food and water - I've been baking like it's the end of the world - I swear Irene will put 10lbs on me!

We're all ready for the storm!

 

 

photo by jewilk71, on Flickr

 

photo by jewilk71, on Flickr

[Olly]

You'll never persuade them to go outside again! Hope it passes you by.

[fluffy chick]

Fingers crossed for you and your neighbours. Your chickens look very happy

[Space Chick]

Hope you all stay safe... The girls seem happy enough

[Mum]

Wow, those girls are well protected now :)

 

Stay safe!

[bouldercroft]

awww bless 'em....

one already today

[Purplemaniacs]

An they must feel happy in their safe surroundings.

 

Stay safe, I hope it passes you without causing too much damage.

 

Chrissie

[bouldercroft]

this huge branch just bounced off the house and just missed the screened porch - sounded awful as it landed...

 

324406_2371988263581_1366744549_2800949_566688_o by jewilk71, on Flickr

[jennym]

 

Glad you and your chooks were safely tucked up inside.

[Benaberry]

glad you're all safely tucked up - fingers crossed you escape without too much damage/trauma

[jackian]

Take care .

[bouldercroft]

the basement is now flooding....the chucks are getting swimming lessons

 

don't worry I've put some boards down to keep their little feet dry

[Purplemaniacs]

Oh no I hope they packed their welly boots

 

Keep us posted when you can, thinking of you.

 

Keep safe

 

Chrissie

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Glad that branch didn't do any damage . Hope the water levels aren't rising too much .

[JanTheDiver]

Keeping everything crossed for you

[counturchickens]

Good luck, hope you're all ok!

[bouldercroft]

Irene has passed....

 

she's made a mess of the garden and house (there are shredded leaves and branches everywhere and stuck to the windows too)

she brought down a tree limb that clipped the porch roof

she flooded my basement (and gave the sheltering chickens an unexpected foot bath)

she rained so hard that the pool overflowed

she blew a few fuses

 

I dread to think what a cat1 or cat2 would have done...

 

Tonight I am very very thankful.

 

...and the girls have got cabin fever and really don't want to be indoors anymore

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I've just watched it on the news - thank goodness you didn't sustain too much damage and you're safe.

 

So sad for those that did lose their lives .

[chuckmum6]

Sounds like high drama there, glad you are ok! In your post you certainly seem to get some extreme weather, I did realise Boston was like that.

[Purplemaniacs]

Glad you are safe and didn't suffer too much damage.

 

Chrissie

[bouldercroft]

Sounds like high drama there, glad you are ok! In your post you certainly seem to get some extreme weather, I didn't realise Boston was like that.

 

me neither - when planning the move I looked at the map and thought 'oh, it's on the same latitude as Barcelona - it must have lovely weather'

I wish I paid more attention to my geography classes now

[Valkyrie]

Glad you were all safe. Sounds dreadful and very scary. I expect we'll see what's left of her in about a weeks time.

[jennym]

when planning the move I looked at the map and thought 'oh, it's on the same latitude as Barcelona - it must have lovely weather'

 

I grew up in Toronto and felt very cheated when I discovered we're on the same latitude as Nice, France.

 

Glad you all made it through relatively unscathed.

[Plum]

Phew I've been quite anxious about you your chickens. Is the chicken run unscathed? Put all those branches and leaves in with them they'll love it, when they've dried their feet.