March 12, 2010 The waterfalls are raging in my local park; the combination of melting snow and driving rain (sheesh--what weather) have turned the woods into a soggy and flood-prone mess. Regardless, I liked the lyricism of this messy, wet little scene.

March 13, 2010 This is a remarkable post for one reason, and one reason only; today was the first day--in 395 days--that I did not take a single photo; this is a shot I took yesterday at at the little waterfall in my nearby park, a companion piece to yesterday's photo, if you will. Hand-held in the driving rain, blurry and a bit of a mess, but something about its film noir mood appeals to me. I really didn't want to miss a daily (hey, 395 days a row is an accomplishment--I was shooting for day 400), but the weather could really only be described in terms of the wrath of God. The winds reached a reported 70 mph in our town, and roughly 1/3 of the town lost power. (God bless my husband, who last year insisted we install a generator; the entire neighborhood was black as pitch and we were humming along with lights and a hot dinner.) The generator was a double blessing because we're packing for the Caribbean....Jim and I are off to Turks & Caicos for a week; no kids, no dogs, no responsibilities, and god willing, no Nor'Easters.

March 14, 2010 We arose at 4 am to catch an early flight to Turks & Caicos; truly an ungodly hour, but the minute I felt the sand between my toes I knew it was more than worth it. I was too tired to traipse around with the camera, so this is just a snap of the gorgeous blue Caribbean water--straight out of the camera. Ahhh.