Water and Light

Ever need a little "pick me up"? I needed one tonight.


A fire truck speeds by westbound on Greenhill Road, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Monday night, July 7, 2008. © Dawn J. Sagert/Photography by Dawn

(No, I didn't chase a fire truck...I had something a little less exciting in mind. But it was part of the trip there.)


A place of renewal and inspiration (and great coffee), resides within the walls of a bookstore at Crossroads Mall in Waterloo, Iowa, which bears the name of Barnes & Noble. © Dawn J. Sagert/Photography by Dawn


The golden glow of a sunset following rain glosses over the parking lot at Barnes & Noble at Crossroads in Waterloo, Iowa, on Monday night, July 7, 2008. © Dawn J. Sagert/Photography by Dawn


Raindrops gather in a puddle in the soft warm sunset on Monday, July 7, 2008, in Waterloo, Iowa. © Dawn J. Sagert/Photography by Dawn


Traffic heads toward the sunset on Highway 218 on Monday, July 7, 2008, in Waterloo, Iowa. ©Dawn Sagert/Photography by Dawn

Ahh...I feel better. Don't get me wrong, I love overcast skies. It's just amazing, to me, how the evening started out so dark and dreary and ended so beautifully...even more so because of the rain.