Hurricane Ike and Swimming in the Rain

This morning, early, I was swimming in the rain, swimming in the rain, what a beautiful feeling, swimming in the rain.

And it was cold. We only got in the 80s yesterday and 60s overnight, which cools down the pool water quickly. That and a lot of cold rain fell. That's the big rain barrel in the photo, looking through the trees and rain, this morning, before I went downstairs and got wet and cold in the early morning light.

More rain is likely to fall in the pool this weekend with Hurricane Ike now predicted to possibly dump up to 5 inches of rain in the Dallas/Fort Worth zone, along with up to 50mph winds. And possibly spawn tornadoes.

Evacuees from South Texas are likely going to start heading this way today and tomorrow. I hope Alma is okay and found a ride out of Port Aransas. Someone commented on the Alma Hurricane blogging of yesterday, offering Alma refuge in their condo in San Antonio.