Stormy, but Productive Day

Beth- I would love a little bit of your rain. Once in a while we get some clouds in New Mexico but usually just end up with hot dry wind. Hopefully the monsoon season will start soon. It is so dry here the Lincoln National Forest  is closed to camping because of the fire risk.

Stay safe and dry. At least it sounds like you have good company!

Angel 

Wow, Beth, I'm glad I'm where I am! LOL

I blogged with someone else here on eharlequin only yesterday about the weather.  From all the accounts I've heard, it's as if a patchwork quilt is covering the country - different conditions in every region. 

 It's a coincidence, but I actually live in Indiana, so, as you know, our climate is very unpredictable.  We usually have fairly warm Mays, but this one has been rather chilly.  Although it's beautiful and in the sixties today, we've had a lot of chilly, rainy days.  In fact only yesterday morning, I was jarred from bed at 7:00 by a gusty storm that literally shook the whole upstairs of my house!  Since we've had so many tornadoes countrywide, I tuned into the local station, prepared to dive for cover!  Fortunately, the storm was over nearly as fast as it began, leaving no damage, except lots of leaves and a few limbs scattered to give my husband some extra yardwork! 

As you mentioned, these are the kind of days that are perfect for reading or writing.  I usually choose a light and funny novel or attempt to write a lighthearted scene, to combat nasty weather.  After all, there's nothing like humor to cast the sunshine on an otherwise dismal day, don't you agree?  

Wow, Beth, your mom sounds like one tough cracker!  A lot of country women are like that, I've noticed.  They're strong and enduring, able to face things that make me want to go bury my head somewhere.  So, don't feel bad about making sure you were safe in the cellar - I would've been right there with you.  Trust me.

 As you can probably tell by that little confession, I'm not a farmgirl, although my husband is a down-home farmboy.  As a little girl, my family once owned horses out in Brown County, but nothing any more farm-like than that.  Can't tell you how many times I burned my forehead on the electric fence while attempting to feed the horses carrots and apples!  Ouch!  I'm sure a bonefide farmgirl would've been able to avoid that - LOL.

Until two years ago, we lived near Trafalger, IN - a small very rural area.  It's extremely low-lying flat terrain, and I think tornadoes use it as a breeding ground to make little baby funnel clouds.  They touched down pretty regularly, but we were lucky not to experience a lot of damage while we lived there - aside from crumbled gutterings and torn-off siding.  We now live back in my small town about ten miles from Trafalger - not a big move, I know, but it's amazing how that ten miles can make a heck of a difference.  So far, knock on wood, we've not had tornadoes here.

Hi, Angel!  On the countdown still, right?  Is it three or four days now till your DH is home?  You brave girl, taking on lunch duty like that.  I almost think I'd rather brave the tornado - just kidding!    As you know already, I love kids!

I'm not in the midwest--I'm in NY and we are having a dry spring. We have lots of nearby orchards and diary farms--hard to grow feed corn when there is no rain.