Welcome Hurricane, er, Tropical Storm, er, Rainy Day Irene

This morning we went to the grocery store to "prepare" for Hurricane Irene's promised wind and rain storms.  We expected, based on weather reports, to lose power at some point due to fallen tree branches or flooding.  While we were woken up by hard rain early this morning, the rest of the day realized a quickly dissipating, weakened Irene mustering occasional bluster against the treetops. So though the trip to the grocery store proved unnecessary as far as emergency supplies were concerned, we ran into our friend Aaron and brought him home with us.  Then Aaron invited our mutual friend Tommy over.  We spent the rest of the day hanging out and then, before dinner, we took a walk to the waterfall near our house.  I was excited to see it full of rain water after it'd been so dry this summer.  My expectations were exceeded.  And mercifully, we only went without power for about 30 seconds overall.

You don't want to mess with these guys!  Neighborhood Watch on the look-out!