Misadventures of the Monster Librarian

"The Snow Storm" Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end. The sled and traveler stopped, the courier's feet Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit In a tumultuous privacy of storm. Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed Come see the north wind's masonry. Out of an unseen quarry evermore Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer Curves his white bastions with projected roof Round every windward stake, or tree, or door. Speeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work So fanciful, so savage, nought cares he For number or proportion. Mockingly, On coop or kennel he hangs Parian wreaths; A swan-like form invests the hidden thorn; Fills up the farmer's lane from wall to wall, Maugre the farmer's sighs; and, at the gate, A tapering turret overtops the work. And when hi...

The bridge down to the brook and sauna--chunks of it were washed away. C Road which leads to the main road into town--yep, that's thigh high water. Part of the area around the swimming hole. The usually calm waters of the swimming hole. The water coming into the swimming hole. Gloriously lovely. Here are some photos I snapped today--Hurricane Irene sent lots of rain our way: flooding the river, knocking down trees.  After work I was like a child, helplessly enthralled by the rush of water, ecstatic to get thigh high in the cool run-off. N and I even took a canoe and paddled from the shoulder of the road into what is normally field and woods, now flooded and covered in over 6 feet of water--it was one of the most amazing things I've ever done. It was so cool to glide through the woods, imaging us adventurers on a journey through the bayou!

Here is a short video I took today of a swimming hole just off the Farm property. The water here is generally calm, the kind of place where you can lay back and look up at the sky and just drift around. Hurricane Irene sent lots of rain our way.