Interlude

This kettle was steaming like mad when I snapped this photo. I don't know why you can't see it. The steam, not the kettle. Obviously you can see the kettle.

I was waiting for it to break into a boil so I could make the morning pot o' java, well-needed after waking up at three o'clock and staggering around the house sleepless the rest of the night. When the steam finally came, it was such a pretty sight, no doubt because of my anticipation for a piping hot cuppa, that I grabbed my camera and caught this snapshot. All for naught, it seems.

Going to be a long day ...