Rain

It rained today.

All day.

About 20% of my work for The Valley of Fear this weekend was scheduled for Saturday, and the remaining 80% for Sunday. Everything went smoothly yesterday, though it was cold (that sort of damp cold that sucks the warmth right out of you). However, last night at 8:00 or so it started to rain. We checked the weather forecasts closely, and they all agreed that it wouldn't rain on Sunday.

It rained.

Eventually, around 2:00, we cancelled the shoot for the day. I left around 2:30, with only 20% of my work for the weekend completed.

The frustrating thing is that the rain was very isolated. A small cell of rain parked itself over O'Neals and stayed there all day. Twenty miles to the east or west, there was no rain. After I left, I drove for 45 minutes and stopped for gas in Madera, where it was overcast but dry. 45 minutes beyond Madera, in Los Baños, it was 70 degrees with clear skies.

So, the scenes we were scheduled to shoot for today will be shot two weeks from today, weather permitting. Unfortunately, that turns what was to be a 1-day, Saturday-only shoot into a 2-day, get-back-home-at-9:00pm-on-Sunday, weekend.

I really hope it gets done then. The wild grass at the shooting location will start to turn brown, rain or no rain, by the end of May. We need to get this done before then.