As always, the day after the storm is lovely. It's even lovelier if you have electricity and can begin the day with the usual coffee ritual, as opposed to trying to locate a coffee source with power. This is even harder when the phone is out, I should add.
The morning after Hurricane Isabel knocked out power to most of the city, I went down the hill to the supermarket where they had power to part of the store. I had the choice of waiting in a long line for a free cup of coffee from a little ten cup coffee maker (which is not so little, but damn dinky when you've got a line of twenty hollow-eyed people clutching Styrofoam cups) or buying a not so cold six pack of Pepsi. I chose the Pepsi and wandered around the neighborhood taking pictures of storm damage, including my telephone pole which was snapped off about ten feet up and lying on the ground, hence my inability to locate an effective source of coffee.
Today, however, we had coffee and got on the handy Internet and ordered more coffee. Ha! Take that, weather gods! But, weather gods, we really appreciated the soft cloudy skies, the bell-like clarity of the air, and the beautiful poofy clouds. We drove to scenic spots along the river and admired the fast water. I took pictures of the railroad bridge, kayakers, and a blue tailed skink basking in the sun. I grumbled about not having my zoom lens, because the really cool shots were somewhat out of reach. I think the railroad bridge is my new obsession.
I haven't pulled the pictures off the camera yet, but anyway. I had fun taking them.
We also ran errands. I have new socks, but am confounded that Target was almost completely sold out of underwear in my size. Oz thinks it was all the back to school shoppers.
320 words | September 3, 2006 12:32 AM | Real true story