Back at the Mobile Hermitage

Getting ready for bed. Tomorrow's wake time and start of day will be 3
hours delayed.

Preparing to go online for video chat

Southern Skyline, Moon and Evening Light

Evening Sky

Riding bicycle to The Lodge

Unloading Bicycle Trailer at the Mobile Hermitage

Water Being Pumped from Underground Tunnel

Location: South west of UI Main Library Parking.

Bicycle Cart is loaded with provisions

Ready to ride home to the Mobile Hermitage.

Making One Last Visit to Downtown

The bridges are expected to be closed after the rising waters tonight.

The Old Capitol

From the north lawn looking south.

Bicycles

Bicycles are the primary mode of transportation during a crisis since gasoline may be scarce and roads are closed.

Bicycles

Bicycles are the primary mode of transportation during a crisis since gasoline may be scarce and roads are closed.

Bicycles

Bicycles are the primary mode of transportation during a crisis since gasoline may be scarce and roads are closed.

Securing the Bicycle Trailer

Leaving the Mobile Hermitage and continuing to downtown Iowa City with
dinner (a banana) to eat on the way while riding.

Goldfish Pond

Potted Flowers in Back Yard

Arriving at Mobile Hermitage

The Rabbit that lives at 905 West Benton Street

The rabbit that lives at 905 West Benton Street is doing well.

Riding to Mobile Hermitage

The storm has blown over.

Cloud Formations

Skies above are clearing

Rainbow in Distance

Outside watching the storm clouds dissapear.

Rainbow on the South East Horizon

Very Strong Rain

There is a very strong rain on the south west side of Iowa City.

Storm Clouds Forming over South Side of Iowa City

Looking West

Skies over south west Iowa City

Western Sky Sunny and Partly Cloudy

The emergency automated phone notification system just called with a
tornado warning. Skies are still blue and sunny on the south west side
of Iowa City looking west.

Looking North West

Looking North West from the south west side of Iowa City near the
intersection of Highway 6 and Ruppert Road.

South of Iowa City

Skies to the south of Iowa City are clear.

Rain Clouds over Iowa City

Storm clouds in the southern sky

The Southern Sky becomes more ominous

Severe Weather

Storm clouds are moving in from the north west. The tornado warning
sirens just started going off indicating that people should take
shelter immediately.

Responding to Calls and Emails

After my workout this morning, I spent about 6 hours responding to phone calls and e-mails. There were about 60 phone calls to review and over 600 emails. All phone calls have been responded to and there are now only 380 e-mail messages to respond to. Some of the e-mail messages need a more lengthy response or action, so they can't be taken care of quickly. These requests date back as far as February. I apologize for the delay, and appreciate your patience while waiting for your request to be taken care of. I hope to have time in the coming weeks to get caught up.

The Iowa City Flooding Emergency and Volunteer Resources web page has received hundreds of visits so far from people all over the United States and as far away as Canada, France, India, Korea, Philippines, and Singapore. I'm glad that so many people are finding the page useful. This motivates me to keep it updated with the latest news and information.

At present, a storm front is moving into Iowa City. The blue skies that we had earlier in the day are gone. I'm preparing to leave for the downtown area to assist with the ongoing flood relief work.

Finished Elliptical Workout

Walking to the Gym

Clear Skies over Iowa City

View of Highway 1, looking south east from Ruppert Road and Hwy 1.

Repairing a problem with the live feed

The Live Feed is back up and running. Apparently PicasaWeb has a 1000 photo limit. This issue has now been resolved by creating monthly feeds. With the national news of flooding in Iowa City (and all over Iowa), I've spent the past few hours this morning communicating with friends and family by phone, text message, e-mail, and video Skype. Many thanks to all who have contacted me about the situation here. It is about 10:30 AM and I need to get ready for the day. You can follow me through the day by checking in on this live feed periodically.

Sunrise

This is a view of the sunrise through my bedroom (loft) window this morning.