Or are we? I was about ready to head for the storm cellar today. We got hit with two major thunderstorms–one this morning and one this afternoon. When this morning’s storm rolled in, I thought it was the end of the world. It was that dark. I had to shut my work pc down for about 15 minutes because I didn’t want it to get fried.
Then, this afternoon, another one rolled in. Brian and Jake were heading out for a bicycle ride and I checked the weather only to find that another storm was going to arrive in a few minutes. So I went to tell them and I returned to see all of the office pcs in various stages of reboot. I guess the power must’ve flickered when I was away. I called it a sign and called it a day–it was just about quitting time anyway.
The garden/yard is a little worse for the wear from these storms. Everything is tipping over. One of my tomato plants is broken in half. Our one (newer) tree in the front was just about uprooted–I need to take care of that tonight (somehow). I was planning on planting a fall crop in my garden this year. The beginning of August is the time to do that, but the weather just has not been cooperating, so the crop has not been planted.
We would’ve had one fatality from the storm had it not been for Brian’s quick work. This morning I went downstairs to grab a snack and noticed there was a bird stuck in the bird feeder! The bird feeder has been empty for a few days so this bird must’ve crawled under the glass partition while looking for something to eat. Due to all of the rain we’ve been getting, the top of the bird feeder was stuck shut, so Brian had to break one of the parts in order to get it to open. I guess that’s another item he can add to his “to do” list–fix the bird feeder. Though I think this little incident will probably work in the bird’s favor–I bet Brian doesn’t let the feeder get empty again.