Celtic Tree Month. Vine Moon: September 2 - September 29

Photo courtesy of http://journal.illuminatedperfume.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

The Changing Seasons.

http://jessicalouvain.tumblr.com/post/30813815724/seasons

World Market Here I Come.

"Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick"

Friends and family of Mickey Shunick announced a “Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick.”

The public celebration will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Parc International. The event is free. Beer and food will be available for purchase. A public art wall will be on display, and T-shirts with a new, celebratory graphic will be sold for the cost of printing.

Shunick was a 21-year-old University of Louisiana at Lafayette student who was kidnapped and killed in May by Brandon Scott Lavergne. Lavergne is now serving two life sentences in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for the murders of Shunick and Lisa Ann Pate.

Saturday’s celebration will begin with friends sharing their memories of Shunick. City-Parish President Joey Durel will speak as well, and family and friends will recognize law enforcement officers, volunteers, donors, doctors and members of the community who helped in the search effort for Shunick.

The event will also feature live performances from Whole Damn Town (at 1:30 p.m.), imagineIAM (at 2:30 p.m.), and Rareluth (at 3:45 p.m.). The celebration will conclude with a 5 p.m. public bike ride following the route Shunick took the morning of May 19. That ride will conclude with the permanent placement of a ghost bike at the end of St. Landry Street as a tribute to Shunick.

To contribute art to the public art wall or volunteer, contact celebratemickey@gmail.com

Two Full Moons in one month. The Lovely Blue Moon. :)

http://www.thelensflare.com/imgs/blue-moon_34593.html

http://grimygoods.com/2009/12/31/happy-blue-moon-new-years/

http://bluemooncandles.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/what-exactly-is-a-blue-moon/

http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/160828/blue-moon-night-sky-1.html

Enjoy the moon and the night sky. 

Wildlife Rescue.

Troopers patrolling the Troop L area took time to rescue this young fawn stranded by rising water on LA 22 in Madisonville, LA. Master Trooper Bill Blackwell is pictured carrying the fawn to high ground where it was reunited with its mother.

Latest on Isaac.

Tropical Storm Isaac continues moving to the NW, with the center between Gonzales & Thibodaux. Rain bands are moving into Acadiana, producing wind gusts from 50-60 mph. Sustained winds across much of the area are 30-45 mph. These are the highest winds we'll see, but they will remain this strong thru 7 PM. -David Paul, Chief Meteorologist

Hurricane Isaac Update.

Isaac has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. However, the winds are still very strong (70 mph.). We're getting hit hard by wind and rain in Iberia Parish. One of our trees on our property was blown down. Thankfully, we still have power.

The people of Plaquemines Parish are seeing the worst of Isaac. Here is a picture of a rescue worker on the roof of a home. 



 I will continue posting as long as we have power.

UGH! Hurricane Isaac Update.

Update: This is not what we want to see, but Isaac is jogging westward...or even a little south of due west. On this path, much of the circulation is over water, so we won't see weakening. In fact, we've seen a decent eye form, so there may be minor strengthening. The NHC forecast still shows a general WNW-NW track, but reality isn't backing that up at the moment. Prepare for the winds to increase markedly by daybreak, with rain arriving around the same time. The worst weather for many of us won't arrive until Wednesday afternoon. -David Paul, Chief Meteorologist

Another Update: The massive eye of Isaac is consolidating between Port Fourchon and Venice. The center is moving to the WNW at 7 mph. Landfall should occur (for a second time...first time at 6:45 PM near the mouth of the Mississippi River) in the next couple hours in LaFourche Parish. The jog westward will mean greater impacts in Acadiana, with sustained winds increasing to 35-45 mph later Wednesday, with gusts from 55-65 mph. If the system moves farther west, the impacts will increase. -David Paul, Chief Meteorologist

The sky. I took these photos 30 mins ago.

Isaac officially made landfall in Plaquemines Parish tonight at 6:45pm.  I'm in Iberia Parish. So far we are only experiencing wind. The sky is so pretty. Hopefully, it will remain as calm as possible. 

 It won't be long. :-) Can't wait for Autumn.

 Soon it will be Spring in the Southern Hemisphere.