Dateline: September 16, 2009: This week we found out that my entry in the Huntsville Museum of Art's 2009 "Unique Views of Huntsville" juried exhibit won one of the ten Awards of Distinction. :-)

Dateline: 7:00 a.m., Saturday, September 19, 2009 (Art Show Day). Despite plans, preparations, hopes, prayers, and connections with various meteorologists, it mostly isn't going to happen today. We set up our tent and frames Friday afternoon, and if things change enough to let us hang the paintings without damaging them, we'll do it . . . but not at Site #66, as we had thought. If we make it, you'll find us at Site "L," overlooking the vista below the picnic pavilion. One way or another, this should raise the water table, and we should have some dandy waterfalls to paint for the next few days, if the rain ever lets up. And we'll find out how well the tent turns away rain. . . .

Here are a couple of links to help you estimate what you'll find at Monte Sano State Park today. The Weather Channel offers an hour-by-hour forcast, throughout the day. And to get an idea of what's behind that table, check out Intellicast's interactive radar loop (precipitation).