Mar 18 2011

Reprise

Published by at 4:07 pm under Cats,Country Life,Weather

I was woken at 5:30 this morning by the resounding boom of thunder, so loud it shook the house. The darkness was shattered by lightning, and the rain and hail smashing into the roof/walls was almost as loud as the thunder. The cats were hiding under the bed, and I wished I could join them. At times like this, it’s apparent that my house has way too many windows and doors. There’s nowhere to hide from the storm in Woodhaven.

I figured I might as well get up and make coffee, since it was too loud to sleep and I was too scared anyway. I guess I’m not going to outgrow that one, am I?

When I opened the living room curtains, I was met by the sight of hail drifts, doing a pretty good impersonation of the snow we got a couple of weeks ago. I risked life and limb to move the orchids onto the porch to save them from hail damage, and then took a couple of pictures just for you. Nothing is too good for you, Constant Reader.


All this BC (before coffee).

As I write, it’s raining and hailing again. As I gave the cats dinner, I told them I’d bet $5 that we’d get a third thunderstorm, but there were no takers. Cats are smart.

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  1. # guyon 19 Mar 2011 at 4:10 am

    Don’t worry about having too many windows, they come in handy during the beautiful summer days and let the sun in, thanks for the photos. Thunderstorm is another way to show the incredible force of Mother Nature, stay warm and enjoy a book.

  2. # Joyon 19 Mar 2011 at 5:32 am

    I dislike storms too…I’ve never outgrown this, unfortunately. Mind you, I think one has to have a healthy respect for them too. Great that you were able to rescue the orchids –
    Photos are very good – esp. when you consider the circumstances – and you say that you are scared of storms!!!! I wouldn’t be taking photos – inside or out – while it was storming so.

    jx