Hey, texasredtop. Just had to come out of my lurking mode to let you know how thankful I have been for your posts on this thread. My folks, brother, and nephew live in DP. My parents actually live within a mile or so of you (near the corner of San Augustine and Luella). I grew up in DP but married a soldier and only get back to the area occasionally (currently living in Georgia). Anyway, thanks for your updates. I’ve talked to my mom a couple of times since Ike plowed through, and they’re fine. Same as most in the area ... fence and tree limbs down, but that’s about it. My mom did say that she found a baby squirrel out in the yard, so she’s trying to keep it warm and fed. And my brother has a scared dove hanging out in his garage. A couple of little silver linings.
We lived in Galveston a few years ago (hubby did a residency at UTMB), and of course I grew up spending a lot of time at the beach, so our heart is breaking as we watch the updates. Continuing to pray for those in the Bolivar/Crystal Beach areas. So tragic.
Oh my! I’m within walking distance of them. If you know where Andy Pettitte lives, I’m 3 blocks east of his house. There were a lot of large limbs down from the huge oaks near San Augustine and Luella. Didn’t appear than any of them fell on the houses. The only tree we saw that fell on a roof was at the apartments across from City Hall on San Augustine.
Yesterday we saw a white egret sitting on a downed oak limb looking very ticked off. My husband said with all the bird’s nests down, many of them will die and next year the population will be greatly reduced. We have lots of doves around here and one huge fat hawk that eats their eggs when he finds their nests. It’s all God’s way of cleansing. I learned long ago to quit asking why.
I saw one of my three hummingbirds yesterday late so I’m hoping the other two are just too scared to come out yet. Best regards to your DP family and to you :-)