Wind, Rain, Flooding, and a Full Moon!

I can't stay inside for too many hours no matter what the weather is. Bill and I put on our antique yellow fisherman's rain overalls and raincoats yesterday and walked Lily in the windy rain through two cemeteries. People were out driving around to catch a view of the gushing tea-colored waterfalls and swollen reservoirs. It was impressive. The Governor had declared a state-wide emergency for Little Rhody, and President Obama declared the whole state a disaster area. Many RI schools had been closed, in Warwick the sewer system was shut down, and electricity lost in parts of the state. The National Guard was called in. Our pal Andy Dickerman is out there shooting photographs for the Providence Journal and the AP. They are warning people in Providence not to walk on flooded streets because the manhole covers have been washed away and you could fall in.