Cool Wet Friday & Big Quake In Greece

While yesterday was a bit of an anomaly with no quakes of magnitude 5, as suggested, that has changed. A 5.0 foreshock was followed 1/2 an hour later by a 6.8 major quake in Greece. The quake was centered near an island off (obviously) the coast and a quick glance at reports show some damage there, but no big damage region wide. Good news in a country with quakes enough in its economy. After shocks in the upper 4's and 5's continue. There were eleven 5+ quakes in the last 24 hours, mostly Pacific plate boundary zones, a more usual shaky day on the big planet.
Other Earth news in the eastern hemisphere involves the US territory of the Mariana Islands (world's deepest trench) where they took a direct hit from another of the many MEGA typhoons rampaging in the Pacific, this and the last few years. Winds of 180 mph trashed buildings on the tiny islands, wind speeds unheard of in any storms other than large tornadoes until recent years. With the warming planet, these are seeming more the norm, not a good sign for humans and their building codes.
The southeast has its own weather issue today, the remnants of Hurricane Willa is here and has joined up with local storms and it's dumping rain from the Carolinas to Canada. The system is in the process of becoming a powerhouse nor'easter with big wind and rain as it heads up the northeast coast. The storms of summer becoming the storms of fall.
I managed to get a replacement bridge at least roughed in this (late) morning before the heavy rains kicked in. I'm back to 3 safe bridges across the HersheyDog Creek, good news in a heavy rain year where stepping stones or shallow places are not always options.
The Breyer Dog had checked out the bridge with the cross boards loose yesterday, was a little wary today but quickly approved of the new, tacked down version. He was returning from his morning romp as I was returning from construction work. A walk quickly followed.

A quick lunch and long nap followed the walk. It's a two photo day, the next shot taken last night as the cirrus clouds ahead of today's rain began to stream into the region. Since many cirrus clouds these days are expanded jet trails, the trails themselves was no real surprise but the big X was a bonus in the darkening sky. Won't see that tonight, look up right now and you will have rain in your eyes. May try another walk, fire is warming the house, I have plenty of weather worthy clothing and a chocolate lab loves to get toweled off and warm by the fire. Stay warm and dry but don't be afraid to venture out, Today on Earth.