Mark’s Photos #13
On September seventh 2010 Tropical Storm Hermina moved out of Mexico and into south Texas. It brought with it winds of up to 64 miles an hour and 6.24 inches of rain which caused flooding and wind damage in the region estimated at over $240,000,000 ($365,000,000 today). Most streets in our neighborhood in San Antonio were flooded with several inches of water, some with much more. Luckily, at our house, we had only minor damage such as downed tree limbs and no flood damage.
However, the day before the storm arrived, on the sixth of September, the heralding clouds caused the sunset to be astounding. I present two images I took from a hill overlooking the city north of downtown.
Excellent choice of photos. My shots over the Pacific at sunset when there are CLOUDS are some of my favorites. I don’t think of you as a Texan. After 44 years in Maine after growing up in New Jersey and first ten years of married life in Arizona, I think of myself as a Mainiac! In fact, my rule of thumb, after 40 years in one place, one becomes a native. That is not a take everyone subscribes to, but it makes sense to me.
My dad was in the Army so, growing up, I moved every 3 or so years. After college Nancy and I moved 4 more times before settling in San Antonio for Nancy’s job. We lived there for 33 years, fortunately not the 40 years required by your criteria. Moved to Oregon immediately after retirement. So I consider myself to be a nomad.🚶♂️