Gray light

A couple of you asked for a better view of the chandelier -- you probably didn't remember it from our Chicago days -- so here goes.

But neither it nor much else was catching a great deal of light Wednesday. The rain started coming down hard about 5 a.m., was near gale level around noon and tapered into drizzle for the rest of the day.

I'm not sure how much we got, but I do know two things: One, I'm about to let some water out of the pool; and two, the plants are happy.