Raz

We’re okay here. There are tons of power trucks all over now (one just went by the house). Mom spent most of yesterday doing Ian clean-up. We are still on water restriction. That means they don’t want us to do laundry, run dishwashers or flush the toilet too much (I’m glad I use a litterbox).

10/1 – The best place in the world to see rainbows is in Hawaii.

9/30 – Flamingos are not pink. They are born grey, their diet of brine shrimp and blue green algae contains a natural pink dye called canthaxanthin that makes their feathers pink.

Makeup for 9/29 – The loudest animal in the world is a mere 2cm long, prawn. The Pistol Shrimp is capable of snapping its claw shut so rapidly, that it creates a bubble that collapses to produce a sonic blast, louder than a sonic boom.

9/28 – As we listen to the rain and wind as Ian approaches, my fact today is about hurricanes. The first US named hurricane (unofficially named) was George, which hit in 1947. The next one given a name was Hurricane Bess (named for the First Lady of the USA, Bess Truman, in 1949).

9/26 – An adult panda can spend up to 12 hours a day eating, and in order to fulfill their dietary needs, they need to eat at least 28 pounds of bamboo.