And then she came

With gusts over 140 mph, the trees knew their end was inevitable. Our shared front-yard was blocked by one the trees as a blast of wind ended. Fortunately, our neighbours packed and fled in their vehicle or else, it would have squashed their car pretty badly. We just hoped Wolfy's french window wouldn't blow off.

A Survivor...or not

This little lizard was unfortunat -ely not given access to our safe-house during the hurricane. One can always hope that no tree crushed it and it found a safe spot to hide from the monstrous winds and rain.

It was 7 AM when Boca started receiving major blows from Wilma. The power was long lost so the TV was just there to stare at your gray-scaled image! My friends and I, in need of sleep but the anxiety of what might happen next kept us all awake.

And then , we could start feeling the effects of Wilma. Two of us, using T-mobile, had just lost the mobile connection. And in no time, the other two of my friends lost their MetroPCS mobile connection too. That meant that ony one in the group had access to the outside world! Just one phone to cater the needs of five people.

Before Her Birth

I start this blog by showing you a picture of Boca taken from my college in the month of August. The striking features of this photo are the upright trees, the serene blue sky. connected electrical cables and two clean cars.

But then came October. My friends gave the month the title of 'Oktober fest' because of all the b'days that month. The month began with many small but fun parties which lasted for a stretch of about 3 weeks. I heard many people say that fun does not usually last forever. True for once, we soon saw the student lounge in the school getting flled up with Hurricane advisories and safety information. That is the first sign that the next few days would be rough and wet.

The second sign of an approaching hurricane is that the grocery stores runs out of bottled water and space in their store for their customers!!

Hurricane Wilma has taken form and is expected to hit Palm Beach County as a Category 3 /2 hurricane on the 24th of October.