Sunday Funday and It Could Have Rained All Night

This morning's weather was supposed to happen yesterday, overcast and rainy. But instead it was breezy and beautiful, so Sunday Funday went on as hoped for. It's always a surprise as to who will show up and yesterday could claim that one well. Cruisers and locals, kids and cops. Ok, one cop. With a new tat.

If you can't guess, that's Culebra and surrounding islands. I'm not big on tattoos, but this one is pretty great!

This really happened but I asked him to do it again. How could I not?

Just another beautiful day in Paradox

Fish swimmer jumper diver boy with a great grin

The afternoon came down and everyone slowly headed home. Except the one who was already home. Thank you!

The weather map is not supposed to look like this, but it does, as Tropical Storm Alberto does its slow move off the East coast of the US.

Latest on TS Alberto:

AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.7 WEST. ALBERTO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD
THE EAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A NORTHEASTWARD
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO STAY OFFSHORE
OF THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA COASTS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

I haven't said much this year about getting your preparations finished up, so I'll do that now. June 1 is only an official date, and obviously doesn't mean much, so if you are delaying in getting that extra tank of propane or those extra canned goods, batteries, water, flashlights, critter food, and your own personal miscellany, do it. 


There are a lot of really gorgeous solar eclipse shots to be found around the internet, but I particularly liked the photo below, from China. I know my son was hoping to get some images from his Northern California home; I'm waiting! Last night I was talking to my daughter in Portland, OR, where it was overcast until somewhere mid-conversation she could see the eclipse, watery looking through the lessening cloud cover (while assuring me she wasn't staring at it). 

photo credit: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Have a marvel filled Monday! Do something that opens you to the miraculous.