Preparing for Hurricane Frances

The Ranch Prepares for Hurricane Frances
After Hurricane Charley made his surprise visit to Central Florida we decided not to take any chances with Hurricane Frances. Frances' size and speed promised a lot of damage for much of the state. We decided to evacuate. We packed up the valuables and the irreplaceable items. We secured as much as possible and then headed for Gainesville - and a concrete block house. Below are some pictures of the work we did to secure the Ranch for evacuation. Hurricane Ivan is close on the heels of Hurricane Frances so we left most of our preparations in place for the week between the "events." If we have to evacuate again we'll be ready to go in just a couple of hours.
	Bessie, the Lake Douglas Ranch Quality Assurance Cow

Hurricane Preparation Work at the Ranch Click on a thumbnail pic to enlarge

Packin' up the Ranch and headin' for the hills!

The master bedroom sealed - from the inside	The master bedroom sliding glass door - from the inside

The living room after it's makeover	Where did the kitchen view go?

Now the other sliding glass door is covered	A view from out back

Another view of the work on the back of the house	And another - before covering the second sliding glass door

The two master bedroom windows	The front of the house

Piling all the loose stuff into the shed	And hoping it will survive (it did)

The tack room gets filled up too	And hoping it survives as well - it does

Some views of the new barn - just in case	Another shot of the barn

The barn as viewed from the grove	Another grove shot

The travel trailer - again for posterity	Punkin' our trusty ATV - before getting put away

The deck - for the records	The side of the house - again, for the records

The tractor - parked well away from any trees	The well - another posterity shot

Loading up the truck with the irreplaceable items	Loading up the trailer with the irreplaceable items

Covering up - in case the roof is ripped off	The office. We left the "stuff," but took the CPUs

The guest bedroom - no guests now	The living room entertainment center

The living room furniture	The master bedroom

The cats are "packaged" for the evacuation - and none too happy about it	Boo in the navigator's seat all ready to go

Cowboy Dan's little red truck - beached on the high ground in case of flooding	Another "perspective" shot of Cowboy Dan's little red truck

Another shot of the cats - in the truck and NOT happy

A beautiful sunset the day before the storm	Another sunset shot - the calm before the storm

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Christmas, FL 32709