rain, rain, rain, rain

It must be the "rainy season" here in Wilmington, NC. It has been raining every day for over a week, although I shouldn't complain too loudly since one year ago this week we had 22+ inches of rain in four days. Still it has hampered my outdoor explorations. The rain is going to stop on Thursday and then we are to have a full week of 0% precipitation and abundant sunshine. I, however, will be in Johnstown, Ohio getting my mom settled in at home after over 8 weeks of hospital and rehab.

Here is a nutria, notice the long, rat-like tail, which is a large semi-aquatic rodent that devastates the foliage at Airlie Gardens.

And one fun result of lots of rains is lots of mushrooms!

And I got to spent several hours with Hobbes while John and Jess were at a wedding. In the true Hannah Family tradition I bought him a fish toy!