Stood Up By Chantal

So, Tropical Storm Chantal collapsed before hitting the Bahamas and is now just a "wave."

All the projected tracks had it well east of us, over the east coast and Miami, so we were never too concerned. As it is, yesterday was beautiful as was most of this morning. A very heavy band of dark cumulus rolled in from the southeast just before noon full of threats and promises but continued right on past without fulfilling any of them beyond a little thunder and a quick shower.

Which is just as well since, with all the regular rain we've been getting lately, the canals are pretty well full and the ground is saturated. It's not going to take much to put us back into a flood warning and maybe actual flooding. As it is, the water table is so high each new storm forces the burrowing owls up and out of their dens and onto the handy little crucifixes put up by the protective society.