Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy Independence Day- Nature's Fireworks

Sprite and Dolly
Happy July 4th! We hope you're enjoying the holiday weekend.
Our thanks to all who have fought for this country. 
-Nature has provided fireworks this weekend in the form of strong to severe thunderstorms.
Last night a couple of severe thunderstorms rolled through with lots of cloud to ground lightning 
striking close by. Lightning struck the roof of a house just 2 miles away from us. According to Patch.com for our town, "it took 35 firefighters 20 minutes to contain."
   We all hunkered down for a good hour as the strongest storms rolled through. 
Sprite, Dolly and Franklin take up our bed!
SOME SAFETY TIPS: *Unplug the computer and television. *Stay off the land line phones *Don't shower or use water from the tap *Stay away from windows (after closing them all).
  Here are some pictures of how the dogs hunkered down... and a video of the kids later with their "dinosaur chews" and a befuddled Sprite.


Thunderstorm moving in


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