Meh...It's August

I'm recuperating from a very stressful weekend. my brother and I visited family, some of which is the kind of family we just can't get along with no matter how hard we try. As a result, the family who visited me, my brother, became the victim of my snappy attitude. I tend to snap at people when I am stressed because something minor that they do will piss me off.
Also, it's August, the month that I have a bipolar love/hate relationship. I love August because it is slow, no one is around, and traffic almost disappears. I hate August because it means summer is almost over and the heat can become absolutely unbearable. Also, August is the month of Murphy's law, if it can go wrong, it definitely will go wrong in August. You know how some people name their kids after months of the year - like April and June -if I ever meet someone named August, I am gonna run away from them. They would automatically mean trouble or bad luck.
So more than a month ago I decided I was going to start a new project. I started it, but that's all I did. These past few weeks have found me doing other things, including being broke.
So what do I do when I am stressed and need and outlet? I start to work on my photography, or I clean my apartment (which I'll do tomorrow). This is a result of my efforts and part of my new project - the Potomac River. I have no clue where this is going. Unlike my thesis, not knowing where this is going isn't such a bad thing, because this isn't being graded and is being done for me and only me. I'm kinda excited. I chose the Potomac because after brainstorming on projects I wanted to do, they all had water as a theme. Being around water does something to my soul. I love the water, I love swimming.
Originally the thought came for this picture after driving to one of my usual haunts, looking to clear my mind. It was taken at Edwards Ferry in Maryland. The streaks in the sky are from airplanes flying in and out of Dulles.




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