Power Down

Image from here

I am officially done with summer showers and thunderstorms. Finished. There is nothing pleasant about the humidity that precedes the storm, the 15 minutes of pounding rain that turns the driveway into a little river, or the droplets and rivulets in window sills from the angled rain. Oh, and then there are the trees that fall and take the power with them.

 {The actual tree downed near my house. Poor car and car owner.}

And while no electricity can be fantastic when one, say, chooses to go camping, it is much less fabulous when one's regular work requires, say, light.

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More positively, a big thanks to everyone who helped celebrate my birthday yesterday. It's always nice to get phone calls, facebook messages, and emails from those close and far away. A couple friends took me away for lunch and pottery painting (I painted a spoon rest, to be revealed when I get it back all fired and glossy). I went out to dinner and drinks with friends (wonderful reminders of the world outside of my daily work). I intended to show you the lovely hibiscus that a friend brought me, but I'm at work without the camera. Maybe tomorrow...