Looking out my Backdoor: Some like it hot; some like it not

My back yard is full of baby doves foraging. Worms? Could be any number of bugs. They have a huge, juicy selection. All sizes, all colors.

Last night we had a Bing-Bang-Boom-Jingle-Jangle-Whoop of a storm, precursor to rains tonight, all courtesy of Hurricane Enrique. I had to get up in the night and put rugs in front of the door and towels on the window sills to soak up the water. Did I tell you my house is anything but tight?

When I went out to survey my kingdom I found a lot of tree debris, leaves and twiddly stuff, but no major damage.

After I hung the sopping towels to dry on the line, I...