Good Day for the Ducks

Rainy and high of 61 degrees in Washington, DC, today. Check out the ducks along side the reflecting pool.

Snow, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Rain

Snow day! Although there was very little accumulation in D.C., many schools are closed or on a two-hour delay schedule. Julia is home! I did venture outside for my coffee and there is quite a bit of ice and a steady drizzle of rain. I didn't see any major limbs down due to the ice. There was one light flashing at Tunlaw and Calvert, but otherwise no obvious signs of power outages.

Check out the ice!

Rain in Pittsburgh--ugh!

The rain is supposed to roll out by mid-morning; however, not soon enough for my last run in Pittsburgh. Great little city!

Enough Rain Already!

Washington, DC, has had enough rain this week--over three inches alone yesterday. This morning I ran through the mist. The Potomac was a mucky brown. Although the flood walls were up in Georgetown, the actual level of the Potomac did not look that high. There is actually an iPhone app to check the levels of the Potomac in addition to local paddling news.

Georgetown Waterfront

Georgetown Flood Walls

From Miserable Morning to Amazing Afternoon

Dreary, dripping run into work this morning turned into a sunny, glorious afternoon run home.

Georgetown Waterfront Fountain

Rainy Monument Run

Monday and Tuesday were both dreary, wet runs hovering in the high 50s. The weather deterred some tourists, which made for a nice 5pm run along the reflecting pool and past the Lincoln Memorial yesterday.

Fountain is back on at GT Waterfront

Lincoln Memorial

Sandy Aftermath... Georgetown Survived

The floodgates are up in Georgetown to protect the waterfront; however, so far so good. Apparently, this evening will be the real test with the cumulative saturation and rain fall.

I had a picture of the Papyrus store boarded up, but my iPhone crashed after taking the picture. There were not a lot of people out walking around, but the restaurants that were open were full. Shops were open and empty.

It looks like we will be back to work, school, etc., tomorrow.

Run Rain or Shine

Morning run was boring and wet with temperatures hovering 50. Afternoon run was dry and a comfortable 58--perfect running weather. I looked far and wide today for something interesting and the only thing I can report is that there was a TV van with a tall antenna on T Street between 36th and 35th. Odd, but not interesting.


Best thing about the rain? It means less tourists on my route! :)