Irene part 2

The morning after the wind, rain and falling trees dawned beautiful, cool and clear. Leaves and branches littered lawns, porches and cars. Big trees fell inches from cars without damaging the cars; the trees, of course, were totaled.


This watercolor painted about 6 am facing the dawn seemed a good omen. The not-yet-visible sun cast a warm glow on the upper clouds. The departing storm clouds remained gray and dreary. That was the backside of Irene, now a tropical storm, on her way to New York and New England.


So many homes and businesses without power in central Virginia, about 1.2 million. We will clean up, repair and go on.