I love the photos I've seen in recent posts. What a great idea,cynthialord!

I have a few photos I'll post from recent bike rides downtown.

Son and I got stuck in the rain two weekends ago. We took shelter under a park pavillion while some kids ran and played in the rain. Son does not like to be wet, however, so we stayed still till the rain let up.



Marina and carferry in the background


Son looking over the harbor


Statue in the park of a little girl holding her mother's hand as they wait for the train

We survived the Great Storm of '08!

Turns out the tornados were really the least of our worries. It hasn't been confirmed yet if any actually touched down. We heard officials from the National Weather something-or-other came up to look at the damage to verify the tornados, but I haven't heard what they found. What caused the most damage was the rain. There's flooding everywhere. They also evacuated the state park fearing that the dam might collapse. It's holding so far, thank God. I'd hate to see the damage that'd cause. 

A lot of people are out of their homes right now. A family just four houses down from my parents have three feet of water inside their house. My mom and dad's living room was flooded. Thankfully, we live at the top of a huge hill, so flooding wasn't a problem here, however, rain DID leak in through our roof! It's a bummer, but really, compared to the other things going on here, it's minor.

Mr. Jen and Son drove around taking pictures today and I have one picture taken from the newspaper. I'll post below.

Here's the bridge just a mile from my parents' house. I've never seen the river so high. Those are trees sticking out of the water!