As most of you know, Hurricane Matthew is on its way to the southeastern coast of the USA, planning to make contact with Florida by late Thursday evening. It had already passed by Haiti and Cuba, having diminished from Category Four to Category Three. However, with little land (except for the Bahamas) to go through, the warm waters of the Caribbean will cause Matthew intensify back to Category Four status...

If Matthew does make landfall in southeastern Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties), it will mark the first time a major hurricane strikes this area since Hurricane Wilma (back in late October, 2005).

My brother Glenn and I are getting ready for the storm's arrival. We've already stocked up on provisions (a three-day supply of food and water) and spare batteries (for flashlights and radios) - in the event a power outage should occur. I'm removing loose items from my condo's back porch (which have the potential of becoming projectiles, if they get picked up by the high winds of Matthew), and also charging up both my Kindle and my cell phone ahead of time.

I'm letting all of you know this information in advance, should the electricity in my area get cut off by the storm. So, if you are wondering why I haven't 'faved' anyone's artwork, or why I haven't posted any new material in my "FA" site during the rest of this week, you'll know the reason by now...