Sand Bank

At long last, just when we thought we could take it no more,

the clouds parted and the sun came out yesterday.

Since it was not only a federal holiday but also Still No Work Due to Government Shutdown Day 4,692,

I found myself at home with not much to do, so I forced myself out to take pictures.

It'd been a while since I'd been to this neck of the woods, and it was a beautiful day for a visit.

If you have any sort of fear of cormorants, this wouldn't be the place to go.

I've never heard of a fear of cormorants, but then again,

I'd never heard of a fear of clowns until the past five or six years ago.

So you never know.

Someone out there may have cormorantaphobia.
(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

If so, it's my duty to warn you about Sand Bank.

They're everywhere. Just waiting to pounce.

If you are not a cormorantaphobe, please take a drive 

down Route 602, Sand Bank Road, for a glimpse at the old wharf

and the beautiful bay.

Note:  References to pouncing cormorants and cormorantaphobia are brought to you by 

the giddiness of a sunny day and Week Three of unemployment. 

Stormy Weather

These are pictures of my yard and dock during what has been the longest spell of dark, dreary, rainy, windy weather we've had in quite a while.

During this time, I've also been out of work due to the government shutdown.

At first, it was OK. 

The dreary weather combined with no place to be forced me to focus on things that needed 

doing, like cleaning out a few closets, organizing my desk, getting caught up on paperwork, etc.   

Now I'm entering week three of no work and week ten thousand two of gloomy rain.

I'm ready to leave the county country.

Bora Bora is sounding particularly wonderful, although I still don't have a passport.

There's not much else to report from here.  

Dreary, boring days filled with inactivity is about it.

They say we may see the sun by the middle of the week.

I'm not sure when I'll be going back to work.

I hope things are better in your neck of the woods.

They'll be better here too, at some point.

A little sunshine would really help.