Storm shutters go on the windows.

Kees helps repair a roof exhaust vent in preparation for the storm.

Slim pickings in the meat department.

Shelves normally stocked full of fruits are completely cleared out.

The windows are boarded-up on almost all of the buildings in town.

Hurricane Rita heads towards Corpus Christi and the upper Texas coast. After Katrina the city takes no chances and orders a mandatory evacuation of the city... it's a virtual ghost-town! Kiersten has gone to Austin to be with her maternal grandparents and Kees and I are battening down the house and preparing to leave for my sister's house north of San Antonio.

The girls leaving the field, victorious again! Here you can see how tiny Kiersten is compared to her teammates (she's playing up two years)... a couple of girls weigh almost twice what she weighs! 

And what would Corpus be without the ubiquitous seagull... or Laughing Gull
 

A Pelican... ungainly on land and water, yet so graceful in flight... 

View of the sunset and boat traffic on the intracoastal canal while dining at our favorite summer dining establishment: Snoopy's. 

Egret taking flight... 

Oh... and she recovers for a perfect landing! 9.9, 9.9, 9.8 (Russian Judge),10, 9.9! 

Kiersten looking like she might be losing control in the final stretch... 

Kees and Ross having a little fun at the pool! 

On the ferry across the channel at Port Aransas. 

Fun at the beach in Port Aransas on the remains of the only WWII bunker on the Texas coast... almost no one knows about it but years ago I stumbled upon it while exploring in the dunes and after some research discovered that it was built after U-boats were spotted in the gulf during WWII. 

Fun with Kees' army men (and checking out the depth-of-field on my lens). 

Just some cool fireworks after a Hooks game...