A bit of a funk . . .

I had planned to post pictures of my Kiri shawl and the wedding from Sunday, but I'm having a hard time getting in the right frame of mind for it. Here in New England, we were hit with a terrible Nor'easter on Sunday. Luckily, it didn't take away from the happiness at the wedding (although most of my pictures are rather crappy). But on Monday as we drove home, we saw first hand the devastation it left. We passed a small dam and were surprised to see the same kind of mist you'd see at Niagara Falls. The amount of water pouring through and the sheer force it had was incredible. As we drove down-stream, we were not prepared for the flooding we saw. Houses with their entire yards under water, houses where only the second floor was visible, and sometimes, just a roof sticking out of the water. It was terrible.

Once we got home and turned on the T.V., we heard about what had happened at Virginia Tech. As the details continue to trickle out, I feel sicker and sicker about each fact I hear.

So in lieu some meaningless pictures of my shawl, let's take a minute to think about how precious and fragile life is. Hug the ones you love, and tell them how happy you are to have them in your life. For just this once, knitting can wait.