Severe Thunderstorm
The civil defense horn is blowing. The sky is ominously dark, so I run outside to get photos. In the background, my husband is warning, "There's lightning out there. You're a conductor."
"No I don't conduct. I only sing." I respond cheerily.
What can I say? Where I grew up, if you wanted to know which way the storm was going, how long you had before it hit, etc., you had to go outside and look at the clouds. I still do. He's no so inclined. He thinks that's what radios and tv are for.
The civil defense horn is blowing. The sky is ominously dark, so I run outside to get photos. In the background, my husband is warning, "There's lightning out there. You're a conductor.""No I don't conduct. I only sing." I respond cheerily.
What can I say? Where I grew up, if you wanted to know which way the storm was going, how long you had before it hit, etc., you had to go outside and look at the clouds. I still do. He's no so inclined. He thinks that's what radios and tv are for.
Meantime, it gets darker and darker. I'm trying to hold the camera still because the lens isn't getting enough light. But the flash shows nothing except the reflection of the flash off the raindrops. (Oh did I mention, it was raining?)
Finally, after this shot, I run inside. The wind is howling. I was trying to get the bend on the tree you can see very fuzzily (is that a word?) I'm guessing the winds were 40-50 mph and just before I snapped this one, the rain hit with a vengence. I mean a torrential rain driven by the fierce winds. I retreated, to my husband's satisfaction.About 5 minutes later, the electricity goes out. We manage to light a couple of candle to give light for the roundup of every candle in the house. I also got out three oil lamps. Alas, only one had oil. (I hear a sermon coming: Don't let your oil run dry! And a song!) So today I visited the local Wal*mart and purchased a couple of bottles of lamp oil. I think that's like shutting the barn door after the horse has already escaped. But I'm ready for the next one!
After we had the candles lit, I'm trying to be productive. Aha! I have a laptop. I can finish my computer work. I fire up the laptop, have hubby take a picture. Right after this picture, I get a message, "No wireless network available." What? Oh yeah. You know, that little gizmo in my office that produces the wireless waves? It uses electricity. (I never said I was terribly bright.) So much for modern conveniences!!!And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. -Matthew 7:25 (Courtesy of MSD)
Sometimes God gives us a rehearsal, so who's to say it's too late. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed with remembering to buy more oil. I would have had good intentions but actually doing it would be a miracle! LOL!
ReplyDeletePJ
ReplyDeleteIt is not a Brazilian, nor Venezuelan, nor American, nor Mexican in my mind...
at least in Mexico you know ahead of time. That was my whole big problem with this.
Tell me before what you expect, and I then can decide if I take part or not...
The people who were leaving were really good friends...lived in our building actually.
The people that held the party, just acquaintances from the same company..
BG
I do the same thing. When a storm is brewing I have to go outside to see where it is coming from. I also enjoy standing in the garage with the door open so I can really experience the storm.
ReplyDeleteSo many times when the electricity is out I have thought it would be a good time to vacuum, bake a cake, etc. I don't cover my blond roots well.
Ah, that is a great photo of you! Don't you love those little sermons?
ReplyDeleteI like the way your brain works, reminds me of myself.