The above photo is one that was taken one week ago on Monday. As we were heading north on the Chesapeake Bay to the Choptank River, we were watching weather radar as storms approached us from the west. The photo is of a funnel cloud that we watched develop from infancy. Of the 6 photos I took, this is the best photo and shows it's early development. Although it never matured into a tornado or a water spout, it did command our attention.
Today, as Sharon and I were working on the boat we experienced a series of vibrations go through the boat. Each set of vibrations were stronger than the previous set. Once again, as with the Great Dismal Swamp smoke, I found myself making a general inspection of the boat and found nothing to cause alarm. Later in the day, Sharon discovered on the internet that we had experienced our first earthquake. Apparently a 5.8 magnitude earthquake 100 miles away can create enough of a shock wave in the water to feel it rumble through the boat.
This next weekend, on Sunday, just in case we get bored, we are expecting to up the excitement a little with the arrival of Hurricane Irene. Funnel clouds, earthquakes and hurricanes, what's next?
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Locusts?
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