February 22 - 28

This week I survived my first tornado warning. I've lived through many Nor'easters and came out on top (once we shoveled ourselves out) - I know how to do snow. But tornados are a whole new ball game for me. On the one hand, I was thoroughly enjoying watching the crazy clouds roll in like angry waves. It brought me back to when I was a little girl sitting on the front porch listening to the thunder with my dad during the many April storms that passed over Hanover, MA. On the other hand, the folks on the weather channel were urging me to take cover and find a safe place ASAP. It seemed contradicting that I was supposed to hide out to let the storm pass, not knowing what was coming or going when looking out my window off in the distance I could see the sun poking through. But what do I know? So I anxiously balanced snapping some pics, with running downstairs to check the TV to see where the storm was headed next just in case I needed to take cover fast. Needless to say, we survived unscathed. I do know that some other surrounding areas were not so lucky. Although I would have been in awe if I had caught a glimpse of a tornado, the damage they cause is breathtaking and absolutely devastating, so I consider myself lucky for being in the clear.

The rest of the week after that was fairly uneventful - photowalks around town, peeking into the windows of the new Nanasteak next door (welcome to the neighborhood!), Mexican food for Minnie's 3rd birthday, kiddos splashing in the puddles after the storm, and a trip to Durham's Museum of Life and Science.

Enjoy!

About the project:

If you take a look through my hard drives, you'll find folders and folders of photos, most of which never truly have had their time in the limelight. These photos are the result of some random moments that I caught while my camera happened to be close by, photowalks from around town, a beautiful instance where the sunlight hit a subject just right, but none of these times warranted a dedicated blog post or feature story on my website. Many of these photos I really like, but once they're snapped they sadly get lost in the digital abyss to be found months later when I sift through my earlier work just for fun.

To bring some of these lost images to the surface and make sure they get their time to be enjoyed by others, I'm embarking on a journey this year to share my weeks in photos with you all. Not only will this give me a platform to post the random beauty I see in the world during my day-to-day, but will also encourage me to once again bring my camera with me everywhere so I can be sure to catch those visions once I see them.

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