Waiting...

It was a foggy, drizz;ly day that felt like the calm before the storm...waiting is a certain kind torture...my husband's response was to come home from work and make Dark 'n Stormies.

[Paula Cook-Farkas]

Whoa...he looks mean! Wishing you all the best tonight and tomorrow. Hope Irene doesn't give you any trouble.

[Anne ❀]

Seems fitting ... the Dark 'n Stormies, that is. I"m not normally a rum drinker but they sound good anyway. Cool pic of the birds. They seem anxious, on watch ... Stay safe and stay in touch, if you can.

[Rick Schies]

A great photo. This guy looks quite eager for something

[Jennifer C]

great gull capture! thinking of you! hope you are all ok xxx

[Kerri]

Wow! Fantastic

[lorihiro]

Now that's an excellent capture of a landing! I agree with you-- the waiting and anticipation is the hardest part! Sending you a big hug! :-)

[Howard Steele]

nice one

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Great capture!

[robinwarner]

so.....are you all okay??? thinking of you! i love your shot..it is a fav for me..love that he is coming in for a landing to hang with his buddies

[Susan T]

Awesome capture! Thinking good thoughts for you and yours!

[Yousef I]

lovely action shot!
hopefully you guys are all ok with the storm
my brother is in Long Island new york and he says its crazy!

[Terry]

great action shot and good idea from hubby

[stephanie dp]

i presume dark 'n stormies are a strong cocktail? I hope you guys are faring well. thinking of you. love your shot here. let us know how you are!!

[Terry]

ok, what are dark and stormies?

[Karen Sylvia]

Great shot Laurie. Hope things are OK out there. They got a little crazy around here.

[Laurie Higgins]

@sarasdadandmom @stepheesue, A Dark and Stormy is a cocktail made with ginger beer (a spicy ginger soda) and Myer's Dark Rum. When storms head our way, my family prepares, says a few prayers and then enjoys the break in our routine. A few years ago, we had a freak December storm that took out hundreds of trees including two in our front yard. Our son was 13 at the time, and he looked at me and said, "Are we going to panic, or play board games?" It's now one of our favorite family sayings. The power was out, but we played board games all night by the light of an oil lamp.

[Tanya]

oh wow...awesome capture! love the low perspective and great timing.

[Christie Hicks]

Oooo, Dark n Stormy was my favorite drink in Australia. You could buy it in a can premixed with Bundaberg rum and Bundy ginger beer. Yum! Nice photo btw. Very dark and ominous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_'N'_Stormy

[Melissa Pike]

Fantastic shot! I love the way you captured the gull coming in for a landing.

I had a dark n' stormy for the first time this weekend over in London. Good stuff!