Crazy Amount of Rain

We have gotten a record breaking amount of rain here in RI in the month of march, specifically in the past few weeks. Well, today it all finally came to a head, and we are in a state of emergency with incredible amounts of rain and the aftermath. Fortunately up where I live we have not seen any of the destruction experienced by those living in the more southern parts of RI.

This being said, I took a drive around this afternoon to record the water flowing in the area where I live. We had a significant amount of rain, lastly in Oct 2005. I saw one house that again was flooded to the same extent that it was back in Oct 2005 unfortunately.

I took a lot of photos, so I hope that I don't bore you, but I was just fascinated by the incredible amounts of water flowing through our area. Fortunately, for the most part, I did not find a lot of water in areas where it shouldn't have been, so we are definitely counting our blessings.

baseball anyone?



not your ideal backyard or side yard


this is a local bar that typically has a nice waterview, but not quite like this!

this is the house that had a flooded yard back in 2005






Lori, this is across from your old apartment

I shot this same area a couple of months ago at dusk. http://brandyhutchinson.blogspot.com/2010/02/snowy-night.html You can't quite see the difference, but it's absolutely incredible!


this waterline is typically down at least 6' or so



you can see how this dam typically flows if you check out my landscapes... http://www.brandyhutchinson.com/landscapes/index.html# it's the sixth photo in


I'm not really certain what purpose the cone is serving on top of the rail...


I don't think I'll be fitting underneath this bridge with my kayak anytime soon

not much of a boat ramp right now

Isla Mujeres

Two weeks ago, we spent an absolutely heavenly week on Isla Mujeres, a fabulous quiet little island off the coast of Cancun. I had never been to the Caribbean, and this island was the epitome of every island photo I had seen. Just a phenomenal visit, and would love to be back there again...

I shot over 700 images while I was there, and I'm still slowly going through them. I'm fighting being back in reality for as long as possible :)

So, here are a few of my favorites thus far...