Hurricane Ike

Well, its 10:15 right now. 200K+ are without power in Houston. We are lucky thus far and have power. We've noticed power surges or tiny power interruptions - where the lights go really dim or almost out for a second. But TV stays on so its not a complete interuption.

Here are some new pics of our backyard.


Trying to get a decent shot, tried the flash. Knew this wouldn't look great
Above two are slow shutter speeds, resting on our small picket fence. I think they are 10 second exposures. I was lucky to even get this as I had to guess on focusing and shot on manual mode. Think they turned out okay. Notice how the trees are "ghosting" from the motion.