She is the Greek goddess of peace.  The Athenians revered her and her placid ways.

From her name we get the English word irenic, which means “tending to promote peace or reconciliation.”

As a hurricane, Irene is none of those things.

She is belligerent, loud, and aggressive.  But fortunately for us here at La Vista Azul, she was not very destructive (though she tried her best).

She stopped by for a visit two days ago, while we battened down the hatches and watched her rage outside our windows.

She put on quite a show, but she finally got bored and moved on.

She left our hair a little bit tousled, but we’ve run a comb through it and are once again ready for our close-up.