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- Wet Sunset
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:50:13 -0400
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We are grateful for the rain in last few days and more to come.
The water mon needs a break. We have cooled down to 72 degrees
here. Feels like February.
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- Sahara Dust Sunset Again
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:02:44 -0400
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Heat index was 88 today...going to be a long summer.
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- WCK serving on St. Vincent following volcano eruption 🌋
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:29:16 -0400
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Title: WCK serving on St. Vincent following volcano eruption 🌋
Please join me in donating to World Central Kitchen in St Vincent
The WCK Relief Team arrived shortly after the eruption, connecting with local community groups and activating restaurants to prepare hot meals.
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La Soufrière on St. Vincent has erupted dozens of times in the last two weeks, at times sending ash 26,000 feet into the air and covering communities.
📷: Nick Spencer
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On April 8 at 8:41am, a massive explosion came from the La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, the first eruption since 1979. Eruptions have continued in the days since, sending dangerous ash and debris into the air—so deep in some areas that roofs are starting to collapse. Thankfully most residents were able to evacuate safely from the Red Zone, but 20,000 people are now displaced from their homes.
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The WCK Relief Team arrived shortly after the first eruption, connecting with local community groups and activating restaurants to prepare hot meals. While some St. Vincent residents were able to evacuate to nearby countries via cruise ship, most have relocated to the south of the island where they are staying in shelters or with family and friends. Private homes are now filled with displaced families, and food and water remain a huge concern for residents.
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We are now serving 4,000 meals daily to over 50 locations on St. Vincent. The biggest challenge for the WCK team on the ground is how to reach displaced families that are spread out over a wide area, rather than being in big congregate shelters due to Covid. We are also delivering meals on the island of Bequia, just south of St. Vincent, where some residents have evacuated to.
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We met Lolita & Fitz-Allan (left) while delivering the plates across the island made by two local partners, Mariners Hotel and Flow Wine Bar. Sir Roy (right) is staying with friends in the Barrouallie area. By purchasing meals from restaurants, we are also supporting the local economy during this difficult time.
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Many schools on St. Vincent have been turned into informal shelters for residents. With no running water, cooking is not possible, so we are delivering lunch and dinner each day. Ms. Kirby (left) oversees the Barrouallie Technical School shelter on the west coast, just south of the Red Zone.
The island is facing compounding challenges in the weeks ahead. Crops and livestock that communities depend on have been completely lost. Water has been contaminated and supplies of bottled options are running low.
To increase our ability to provide fresh food across the island, additional WCK staff are now on St. Vincent and we are setting up a kitchen at the Hospitality & Maritime Institute. In conjunction with our local restaurant partners, we expect to produce up to 8,000 hot meals each day.
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- From United Nations on St Vincent
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:26:48 -0400
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https://youtu.be/C0MHnJGFPgQ
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- Sahara Sunset Now
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:06:12 -0400
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We have way too much dust for mid April . It feels like August. Heat index
was 87 f today. Super drought. No rain in sight. We are doing the rain
dance. We still feel luckier than most. Our hearts are in St Vincent.
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- Lucky USVI
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:48:46 -0400
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- : Blocked downspouts from St Vincent Volcanic ash
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:45:24 -0400
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Just blocked downspouts per government advisory, expecting ash later today.
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- Sargassum
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:38:49 -0400
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From our perch at 650 ft, stripes of sargassum seaweed .
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- FROM THE SPACE STATION Volcano from ISS
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:42:33 -0400
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We are thinking of our Caribbean neighbors. Remembering the years
of chaos and ash from Monserrat. Let us know what we can do.
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- Ground Sea
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:59:29 -0400
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All stirred up from high seas , looking super blue from all the sand
brought up.
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:54:15 -0400
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When the seas are flat as glass you know something is coming. Sailors
beware Saturday-Tuesday , seas to 12 ft, very windy.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Pilots and Captains
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:59:00 -0400
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Gusts up to 39mph at CKING Airport, the aviation mechanic just texted
" the fixed wing pilots are earning their money today", suggest
the same for the charter Captains, seas are building. Be Careful
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:56:18 -0400
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6-12 ft seas. VERY GUSTY HAPPY NEW YEAR. Thank your lucky stars...
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Merry Christmas Storm Watch
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 07:51:45 -0400
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Merry Christmas,
We had a Camille Pissarro sunrise.
Under storm watch, 6-10 ft seas, 79 f degrees, and windy. Watch
out sailors and pilots. We are so grateful for our beautiful surroundings
and our caring community. Stay well.
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- Stellar Morning
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:12:01 -0400
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Ah....winter. Look for lunar eclipse around 5:30am Monday AST
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- Torrential Trauma
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:33:52 -0400
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From 1 -3 am we had torrential rains, and our house felt like an island
inside waterfalls all around. The memories of Maria kicked in.
Gut wrenching sounds propelled the interior perimeter door
and window checking. The blare of rushing water took over
for hours. More fear than threat. Now we have three river channels
in our East yard. Attempts to go back to sleep after 3 am were
intermittently interrupted by Mister Hermit Crabbie somewhere
way too close to the bedroom window. Maybe he wanted to come
inside ? On the hunt for him now to move him far away.
We see sun and the solar system has begun to hum. Stay well.
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- Just Chill
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 08:53:26 -0400
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Storm and flood watch remains, visibility low. We are saturated and receiving
constant showers. Every gut and street is overflowing.
If you think you have to fly or sail somewhere today, don't. Wait one more
day and look ahead. We have weather all around us and mountains hiding
in fog banks in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti. You may think
you can get there from here in your tiny aircraft or vessel but you could
also run into a few angry Greek systems out there.
" Get thereitis" can kill you.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Saturated
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:47:48 -0400
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Our driveway right now
Attachment:
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- Fog
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:21:47 -0400
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There is supposed to be an island in our view. Bad day for pilots and sailors.
Be careful. We hear generators all around, island wide outage, excepting we
off grid livers. There is enough light from solar panels that the battery bank
is
charging. We are in for a drippy few days. Stay well.
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 07:09:36 -0400
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SOGGY, grey, saturated, expect flash flooding.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Energetic Sunset
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:25:44 -0400
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Car wash rains on and off all day from every direction. Mother Nature
deciding to push thru the islands one more time and create a fear
instigator in the SW Caribbean again. We thank our lucky stars.
So far so good. New beans, melons and tomato seedlings are trying
to keep their heads above water. It is going to be a 2 blanket night.
Mariners, beware of those North coast warnings. An almost yacht
was seen pushing uphill on those high waves today. That was a rough
sail. Keep checking your weather warnings, please stay safe.
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- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:26:12 -0400
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Epsilon........another view
https://earth.nullschool.net/
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- Moisture, Sunset, High Clouds
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:12:59 -0400
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Sunset reflects on clouds stacking vertically right now.
Assuming a very wet forecast. Gorgeous indescribable
colors; so many blues...paprika, curry oranges, brightness
alongside deep grays.Spectacular show from our deck
on NW St Thomas.Living off grid all solar challenges us
in October every year.
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- Thunder, Mars
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:44:29 -0400
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Lots of cloud build up , as the sun was setting.Try to see Mars tonight
towards the
East. Cooler, shorter days.
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- Cold, Rainy, Flood Watch
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 12:34:02 -0400
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We brought out the socks, long pants and blankets last night. Woke up
to dawn breaking showers, now over 2" of moisture, and only 73 degrees,
........burr.
We live off the grid and the battery bank does not like this solar deprivation.
We are running the generator to keep things in synch. Looking for some
real daylight now. The cisterns are beaming.
We are in a flood watch. Pay attention.
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 06:52:56 -0400
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Seas up to 9 ft...it is very breezy....scattered lightening.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Fisherman explains repercussions of oil spill in Venezuela's waters
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:01:27 -0400
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Study the ocean currents of the Caribbean in relation to this disaster..... Imagine storms moving this pollution....
In a video shared with The Post an oil spill is seen contaminating the waters of Rio Seco, Venezuela in September 2020. https://wapo.st/33PsTWG |
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- myradar_2020-09-24-07-29-50.mp4
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:35:18 -0400
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Virgin Islands
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:25:40 -0400
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Sailors beware. Temp has dropped 5 degrees in last hour.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Angry Daybreak
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 05:59:29 -0400
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Lots of thunder bowling, lightning, rain from West, moving SW to NE .
Assuming Culebra and Vieques are right under it. Temps have dropped
dramatically in last 2 hours. Marine report says rollers are in and
seas could go up to 12 ft today on North coasts.
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- Donate to the Caribbean Hurricane Network - stormCARIB.com
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:00:24 -0400
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PLEASE
https://stormcarib.com/donate.htm
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:09:35 -0400
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Mariners beware. Breezy low gusts woke us at 5 am, windy now for a September
day.You can tell Teddy is moving north and we are relieved. He looks pretty
fierce. Seas are building. Fine mist now , expecting showers soon.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Salute Toots Hibbert – a reggae pioneer to rival Bob Marley | Kenan Malik | Opinion | The Guardian
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:28:24 -0400
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THANK OUR LUCKY STARS.....CARIBBEAN PEOPLE.....SO FAR SO GOOD THANK YOU JAMAICA....FOR THE MUSIC AND LOVE
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY. TURN IT UP😎
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/13/salute-toots-hibbert-a-reggae-pioneer-to-rival-bob-marley
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- , United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:34:00 -0400
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seas are up
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi
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- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 17:36:51 -0400
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another way to look at it
https://earth.nullschool.net/
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- September Sunset Monday
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2020 18:49:11 -0400
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Any sunset in September when you don't feel threatened by a pending
storm is a good one. Good Happy Labor Day to all that work so hard
and keep us going. Stay prepared, well and safe.IrmaMaria has prepared
us for anything. We are so lucky to live in the Caribbean.
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- Luis 1995
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 21:41:47 -0400
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Our first hurricane experience in St Thomas was Hurricane Luis in 1995
with Marilyn following up close behind. Ignorance was bliss . Not anymore.
Tonight's dinner table discussion was all about the 3rd anniversary of Irma
coming tomorrow. The noon til 6 pm hours of Sept 6 2017 burns in our
brains and those memories will drive us to be over prepared for the
rest of our Caribbean life.
Irma......the 6 hour car crash
Maria....the 32 hr car wash
Two Cat 5 storms so different and way too close together.
There are many still 3 yrs later on our islands with repairs not finished,
compromised housing and insecurities we can't imagine.
We remain grateful.
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- MJVentrice on Twitter: "ECMWF hires is now showing risk for the first Atlantic hurricane outbreak over the Main Development Region with three-to-four tropical cyclones spawning during the September 8-13th time frame. It's looking like 🔥. https://t.co/wHTSSULBjr" / Twitter
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 13:48:19 -0400
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Bermuda high may move Cape Verde storms North , 🤞🏽
https://twitter.com/mjventrice/status/1301489478461259780/photo/1
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- If You Can.....Safely....Drive Away
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:12:29 -0400
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Hey Mainlanders,
After 8 direct hits, and 2 Cat 5's take it from an islander; if you can
drive away from a Hurricane do it earlier than later. Take a different
route , stay in a motel, chill out. The memory imprint of Cat 2 or
3 winds is to be avoided. Nature's screams will haunt you for
every storm season to come. You owe it to your family.
Please
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 18:30:59 -0400
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After a quiet day and sighs of relief, the winds have picked up in gusts up to 40 mph at the tops of the mountain according to friends there. It is so cool that the thermals and an extra blanket came out. Cool car wash rains are swirling West to East.This is the normal backlash you get when you think you got off Scott Free. There is no such thing as being over prepared. Just be so grateful that we did not have to hear that wind thru the shutters sound that goes right to our guts... so far. How did it go for you ?
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Red Sky In The Morning
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:17:07 -0400
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As we say, Good Mornin, how are you ?
This was a red dawn, the picture does not pull up the rosey red hue
here a few minutes ago. Clouds are racing to their meeting, East to West.
The decks are damp. Last night was quiet with a tiny breeze and
occasional lightning in the far NE. At 3:15 am I woke to a dull light
like dawn all around as bright as our normal 5:30 am.
That light lingered til dawn. It was completely
still at 3:15 and only the amorous tree frogs were making their intentions
known.
Now there is a breeze in minuscule blasts , with trembles in
the foliage. More bats than normal scooped up breakfast. Laura looks
much more organized. Mr Rooster is starting his rounds.
Let us know what you know . Raining now. Grateful for the cool air.
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- Laura's Sunset
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:51:16 -0400
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Clouds racing SE to NW , looking NW from our deck over Cockroach and Cricket
islands from West End Fortuna, St Thomas. Temps dropped dramatically in
last hour. Our heat index was 105 f this afternoon. We are tucked in and
ready . Be safe, stay well, pay attention.
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- , United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:13:01 -0400
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forecasting 8-18 ft waves. Heads up,Sailors
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi
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- Breezy Rain
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:53:31 -0400
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We welcome the on and off showers that have cooled us down for the
last few hours. Warm winds today raised the seas. We will tuck in
by Friday at sundown.
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- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:14:56 -0400
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another perspective
https://earth.nullschool.net/
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- Iggy Sez
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 13:57:42 -0400
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Iggy is up checking the weather and the word is HOT. Heat index
98, light breezes, sea is pretty flat as that system NW of us sucked
all the wind out of our sails. Glad we had the fire drill so we are
ahead of the game on the next go around. We left the shutters up on
the South side to keep some heat out. We have loads of lemon grass,
starfruit, PR cilantro and coconuts. Lemon grass tea with a hint of
ginger keeps us going. Stay well .
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- Fwd: So he passed...
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- By Gert van Dijken <gert at vandijken.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:45:34 -0700
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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ronald Lockhart <ronusvi at aol.com>Date: Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 4:36 AM Subject: So he passed... Isaias passed still as a strange disturbance. We did have some slight winds and rain. He was upgraded to a hurricane last night. Hit the DR and is now on his way up the Bahamas chain. Hope they are as lucky as we were.
Next up is some formation off of Africa. Don’t think it’s coming our way, but you never know.
Ronnie
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- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:36:18 -0400
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Boaters beware...happening now, we just had 2 series of the loudest
crackling thunder right over the far West end of St Thomas, it was not
raining , sounded like long winded firecrackers.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- From The Tower DR Airport
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:42:19 -0400
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From the aviator, from the tower now at airport in Dominican Republic
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- Curfew Lifted in USVI
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:57:01 -0400
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- Cloud Race and Curfew
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:22:17 -0400
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The clouds are racing from SE to NW to join their newly formed center
of circulation. We are so relieved that the fire drill went well. Seasoned
muscle memory reactions cleared the decks, put up shutters, and
checked the perimeter. After IrmaMaria (and all those others in the
last quarter century) we have a stronger roof and enough ingrained
survival skills to face what is coming. Some rainy gusts and downloading
of the back cistern into the main was as much excitement as we wanted.
We are on curfew til noon. Thank you, thank you for the break.
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- A Lull
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:01:01 -0400
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- A Lull
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:53:43 -0400
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We have a lull in wind and just picked starfruit before Mother Nature did.
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- From the Top of St Thomas
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:58:35 -0400
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overlooking Magens Bay, Peterborg peninsula and Hans Lollick island
now.
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- Drill-Potential Tropical Storm 9
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- By Ronnie Lockhart <ronusvi at aol.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:56:53 +0000 (UTC)
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Greeting! So strange for the storm not to be named as everyone is so worried. Isaias looks like he may be named sometime today. Meanwhile we sit and wait. Hopefully it will be just a little wind and some rain.
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- White Caps
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:42:24 -0400
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Looking to the Northwest, Atlantic side, white caps coming in now. We off
the gridders may have to run the generator to beef up battery bank.
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- Last Minute Harvest
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:33:05 -0400
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Besides bringing everything in from decks, clearing perimeters, there is always
the
last minute harvest of veggies, orchids in the bathroom, etc etc as you know.
We are having sultry hot scirocco winds.Heat Index was 100 today. Be ready,
Be safe .
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- Green Acre
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:09:29 -0400
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We had enough rain yesterday to download the small extra cistern into the
main cistern. We are cooler and greening up. The skeeters are loving it.
Looking SE to see what Mother Nature has in mind for us. Covid pantry
is synonymous with storm pantry now. Pay attention. Stay well.
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- Paradise Found
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:32:33 -0400
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Cooler, greener and a clear horizon. Better chances of rain coming. Lucky.
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- clear horizon
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 19:27:41 -0400
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I can see clearly now.....
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- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 20:15:37 -0400
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temps dropped, loads of rain....off the gridders may need to run that
generator tomorrow , greening up...
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- #3
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 07:27:25 -0400
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Pineapple #3 for 2020...hazy cool morning, greening up from frequent showers
over weekend. Finished last bit of shower roofs just in time for any incoming.
Isabel...is the ruckus in the kitchen what we call " pantry pets " ? Our terrier
is in charge of security. 🐕. Pay attention now. Maybe next round of SAL will
do us some favors.
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- Sunrise, Sunset
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2020 19:02:52 -0400
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What a glorious day in St Thomas with cooling showers.
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- Cool Deer Morning
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:13:28 -0400
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We are 10 degrees cooler and forecasted to have more rain.Bob the deer came
to snatch some starfruit early this morning. We have smaller cay deer and larger
mule deer. Do you see deer on your island ? We are greening up from yesterday's
rain.
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- Passing Showers
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:11:02 -0400
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We had a few passing showers cooling us down. The greening up is
happening. We are so lucky.
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- Hint of Blue
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:30:14 -0400
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We saw a little blue and pink at sunrise this morning. Cloud formation is
visible.
Dust is much lighter today. The deer came early to nibble on starfruit again.
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- Sunset
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:24:45 -0400
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This is usually the gorgeous sunset shot. We can see that sliver of moon.
We saw a hint of pale blue sky towards the south in the late afternoon.
We are lucky to have a bit of breeze. Super hot today, heat index was 101F .
Unheard of in June .
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- Ocean View
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:22:01 -0400
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Good Morning from the dusty NW side of St Thomas. There is the slightest
breeze that we are so grateful for. Air conditioning is a fantasy.
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- Morning ?
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:24:21 -0400
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No sunset, no sunrise, no horizon, no outer islands.
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- Dust
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:31:07 -0400
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In our 27 yrs here, never this much dust. Awful. There is an island out there.
Check your solar panels and rinse your plants if you can.
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- Sahara Dust
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:27:01 -0400
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No horizon line from the pool deck and the little island in our view has
disappeared.
Pilots beware. There will be allot of aircraft washing. Will keep an eye on
the solar panels too. Hard to use what little cistern water that is left to
rinse
off the panels. Imagine all this dust on your veggie garden?
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- hot hot hot
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:24:20 -0400
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Our heat index right now is 96...really? June 12....how will August feel ?
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- Rain
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 18:12:56 -0400
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We had a few passing showers today. Grateful to not have to use our
precious cistern water to water the plants. Our dump is on fire and
the East end is crispy dry.
The Saharan dust graph looks hopeful today to allow a few more showers.
We will take any moisture we can get.
Stay well.
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- Pineapple Summer
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 07:16:07 -0400
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Hot, humid, clear horizon, ......looks like the pineapples are happy.
As always Caribbean people are facing the seasonal " get ready"
list. Our pantries are full from Corona Virus isolating. We continue
to fix, paint and secure the leftover damage from Irmaria.
We are so lucky to live among the most gracious folks on the planet.
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Weather Conditions | Weather Underground
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 09:07:44 -0400
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gusty, super close thunder, loads of rain....DROUGHT BREAKER 🤙🏽
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/vi/charlotte-amalie
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- Rain At Last
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 08:38:01 -0400
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Temps just dropped. We have been hearing thunder for 24 hrs and now finally
the rain is here. Drifting West to East. It smells so fantastic.In the last 45
days
we have had new gutters installed (only had a temporary gutter up since Irma),
re-surfaced the cistern and re-plumbed both cisterns.Ready to collect that
rain.
I think the water man can rest today. Wishing some rain comes your way.
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- Clear Memorial Day
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 09:35:18 -0400
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That horizon line has not been this defined in weeks. Fingers crossed that
the easing of Sahara Dust will clear the way for some rain. We are the
hottest,
earliest ,driest in our 27 yrs here. The pool is at 90 degrees already. Very
tough on the veggies, but the beans and tomatoes are trying.
The next 6 months will test us . We are so fortunate to
live this Caribbean life with the most gracious people on the planet.
Let's honor those that faced so much defending our countries.My Dad in
WWII flying over Europe. My Uncle in the S. Pacific in hand to hand
conflict. We must honor the commitment of all of those
that serve in so many ways. Courage can't be measured.
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- IN STORM SEASON .....As tankers head toward the Caribbean, growing Iran-Venezuela ties draw U.S. concern - The Washington Post
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- By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 10:17:09 -0400
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How will a hurricane season affect these tankers and military in the Caribbean?
Subject: As tankers head toward the Caribbean, growing Iran-Venezuela ties draw U.S. concern - The Washington Post
largest US military presence in the Caribbean in a decade
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/as-tankers-head-toward-the-caribbean-growing-iran-venezuela-ties-draw-us-concern/2020/05/21/1b35e048-99e7-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html
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