cloudy days and rainy walks

The furious downpours have taken some mercy on us. They are only in the afternoons now. Yesterday, there was a river gushing over the road at the dip in the entrance to our neighborhood. Tessa had to load abuncha Nica moms and kids into the micro to weigh it down before she could drive through so as not to get swept away. She said there were tree stumps and buckets and a telephone pole being swept by as she drove, with all of the moms and kids cheering her on. Meanwhile, I was at the house making lesson plans and taking pictures of the dogs. I was jealous of her adventure, so I offered to drop her off at the community an hour later, hoping to see some action. But we just got stuck for about 30 seconds in the mud, and the river wasn't nearly as dangerous-looking. I decided to turn around and go home because my hunger for adventure was getting risky. Tessa started to walk to music class, but then the buckets started, and Dane said there were no kids there, so we canceled. Excercise class was graced by a period of no rain, and we had a great time kicking and jumping to Shakira and yoga-ingto Ravi Shankar.

In other news, I acquired yet another electronic commitment that I will not be able to keep, but it should be really great until the buzz wears off. It's a daily photo journal, and the idea is to post one photo a day, taken that day. Having a camera with me makes me look at everything differently, and I like it. (Note: if you click the left side of the picture, it will take you to the previous day's entry, and right side goes to next day.)