You know that sage advice our mothers supposedly passed on to all daughters: “always wear clean underwear in case you’re in an accident.” Well, that popped into my head this week when I was thinking about what clothes I would pack if I had to evacuate quickly. This is especially important if I anticipate staying in a temporary shelter. It’s an easy decision for me, since I’d pack exactly what I bring on all my travels. And the MOST important article of clothing is of course the underwear.
After days of watching news coverage of Hurricane Harvey & being inundated by rain at home, I feel the need to remind myself that I DO actually love rain. I love how it makes colors brighter, how it muffles sound & makes you feel like no one else is around…like you’ve got this natural wonder all to yourself for a finite amount of time. I love that time seems to slow down when it rains, and that when the sun eventually peeks out, you’re more appreciative of its glaring glory. So in an attempt to balance the negative images of catastrophic rain, here are some of my favorite photos taken during our past travels on rainy days. Hope you enjoy & rekindle your own appreciation for this life-sustaining weather.
Mother nature reminds us mere mortals once again that we are at her mercy. We may have dodged Hurricane Harvey in Southwest Louisiana, but we have not escaped the repercussions of this disastrous storm. Our “almost Banff turned New Hampshire” trip has been cancelled, due to the fact that we can’t fly out of Houston (as originally scheduled) and there were no good options out of New Orleans. That & the fact that our own city might see some serious flooding if this rain doesn’t let up.
I could sit here feeling sorry for myself & racked by guilt for feeling this way while loved ones in Texas are experiencing such devastation, but I won’t. Instead, I’ll share our “not-to-be” Labor Day trip to New Hampshire in hopes that someone may enjoy a beautiful hike in the White Mountains.
