Friday, August 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene

DSC02183 Nathan's Hot Dogs

Hurricane Irene is threatening a full-force hit on the New York region. Low-lying areas like Coney Island are expected to be impacted the most. I hope the impact will be minimal and Nathan's will serve its famous original hot dogs soon...

DSC02184 The Original Nathan's Hot Dogs cropped

...and the single-A minor league team, The Brooklyn Cyclones, can resume their normal schedule...

DSC02194 Coney Island Cyclones

...  in their beautiful stadium.

DSC02188 Keyspan Park

Wishing all the best to all who are evacuating, boarding up, and bracing for the storm. 
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25 comments:

Reader Wil said...

My thoughts are with the people who will have to face Irene! Nature can be very cruel. We saw already what it did in other places.
Thanks for your visit.

EG CameraGirl said...

How thoughtful of you to post good wishes for the people of the East Coast!

Patricia said...

These are great photos! NYers are a tough breed and will survive, but let's hope that Irene veers off it's projected course.

CC said...

Great photos.
We, on the right coast thank you for your thoughtful concern.

In your honor, we had our earthquake earlier this week. :~)

OXO, C

Chesney said...

My prayers are going out to all who will be impacted by Irene...and I hope the damage is minimal!

rochambeau said...

Yes!! Only good thoughts for our brothers and sisters on the East Coast~

Thinking of you too!!
xox
Constance

Victoria said...

We are getting wind and rain here in the DC Metropolitan area but nothing like hurricane force winds... WHEW! Meanwhile, they are telling us to watch out for flooding in low areas and the District distributed free sandbags to anyone who wanted to make barricades along the rivers here.

LOVE your photos of Nathan's ... had one of those "original" dogs more years ago than I care to admit... as I recall.. it was pretty good! The baseball game shot is nice too but I especially like the close-up of the left field fence and light posts!

Ginnie Hart said...

We watched CNN Int'l off-n-on all day yesterday, DB, hoping and praying for the best. I guess it could have been worse! Still, this stuff is getting pretty scary, isn't it!

Kala said...

It's certainly not a good situation, but I shudder to think how much worse it could have been.

Marilyn Miller said...

Have never been to Nathan's, but hope they survived just fine.

London Caller said...

That's horrible!
I hope you and your family are okay.

Lisa Gordon said...

These are wonderful photographs!
I hope you are okay after the storm.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Reader Wil,
Thank you for your warm words.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear EG Wow!
Thank you.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Patricia,
Thank you, Teacher, for your nice critique of my photos.

Most New Yorkers did survive, but it was difficult to watch the floods in the aftermath of the storm.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear CC,
I'm afraid that earthquake was part of our family tradition. The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake fell on the Tuesday after our wedding day and the earthquake you just mentioned fell on the Tuesday after our niece's wedding day.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Chesney,
Very kind of you.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Constance,
And I'm thinking of you in the searing Texas heat. I did not realize that you were anywhere near the Bastrop fire. I'm so glad your house was not affected.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Victoria,
I hope you survived the ravages of Irene and that you did not need those sand bags.

Thanks for noticing that scoreboard shot. It was a bit tricky to focus with that net in front of me.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Ginnie,
It's impressive how CNN keeps the world informed at all times. It must be both a comfort and a curse to be able to keep up with the news from across the Atlantic.

The ever-more-threatening weather patterns are a scary indeed.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Kala,
I'm glad for the many who were spared.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear Marilyn,
I believe Nathan's was spared because Irene lost steam and was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time she hit Coney Island beach.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear London Caller,
We are just fine because we are 3,000 miles away in California. Thanks for your concern.

Dutchbaby said...

Dear lisa,
Thank you; we were unaffected in California - thank goodness.

rochambeau said...

Welcome back Dutchbaby!
There is NO PLACE like HOME!

xox
Constance

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