Thunderstorm

Mother Nature came through for us with rain early this morning. The forecast called for a 50% chance of rain on Thursday, 80% last night and this morning. The air was heavy with moisture yesterday and last night but we are used to being teased like that. At about 5:00 this morning, SNAP! CRACKLE! and POP! We had the mother of all thunderstorms come through. It lasted for at least an hour and a half.

Since cats are naturally nocturnal and prefer spring and summer weather, I have been chunking their butts outside when I go to bed at night. That way they don't bother me wanting to go in and out and in and out throughout the night. I opened the front door at the first sign of the impending storm. Three bullets wizzed by me! A yellow one, a calico one and a gray one. Ungrateful creatures disappeared within seconds of the door opening. I crawled back under the covers to ride out the storm in blissful slumber.

Not having been disturbed by any felines since letting them inside was a nice change. As I was making my bed this morning, I decided I'd better locate the pets. Each cat has his/her own special sleeping place in the house. I checked all the obvious spots but to no avail. And then I saw the end of a gray and white tail sticking out from under my bed. On hands and knees, I lifted the bed skirt and there were three sets of eyes peering back at me. The mental image of those three cats hiding from the thunder under my bed will last forever. Where is a camera when you really need one?!

The scaredy cats did not venture back outside until lunch today. The sun is shining and the earth is clean. I suspect I'll have to mow my yard this weekend. The general rainfall total across the county is 1-1/2".