Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Surprise! 2 blog posts in 2 days! 

Don't get used to it. I'm just not that good. 

I forgot when we moved down here that spring in the south means thunderstorms. Southern thunderstorms are thrilling and terrifying all at the same time. They seem to whip in and out faster than you think possible but during their brief stay, they are intense. The sky turns a funny bruised color and lately, I've drawn back the curtains to lay on the floor in front of the back window and watch. Melissa and I used to do that when we were little girls at my Dad's in Tennessee.

C and I were running a couple of weeks ago and you could see a thunderstorm off in the distance.  When they are far away like that, it seems like you can watch the whole storm move across the land. It was a very quick run. 

Anyway, here is a quick video of a storm that hit us a week ago.  I think it looks like a hurricane in Florida.

This is the same storm where lightening hit the gates to our apartment and broke them.  Which is good because I never figured out what the code was for the gates.  Additionally, the puddle that I showed you outside our window was gone within 5 minutes after the storm.  We are in a severe drought here and need all the rain we can get. 

I hope the weather is improving at home.  It's gloomy here today but hot and humid.  I'm hoping the sun will come later and I can go to the pool!