Day 226 of 2026

We had thunderstorms for the third day in a row. 

The hydrangeas don't seem to mind.

 

Day 225 of 2026

GB#6 and I just got home before it started raining again today.

 

Day 224 of 2026

We had very strong storms most of the afternoon. 

We lost power for 5 1/2 hours. 

I couldn't cook dinner. 

Here's the backside of a bunny.

 

Day 169 of 2026

It was a dark and stormy night. 

I went out front to see how hard it was raining 

and was distracted by the pretty ferns lit by the porch light 

and showing off new growth. 

 

Day 139 of 2026

We had thunderstorms today so I took the opportunity 

to listen to a book 

and work on my mending project.

 

Day 126 of 2026

It was a very rainy day filled with errands, 

a dentist appointment 

and then more errands. 

Even so, I still found something lovely.

 

Day 119 of 2026

I wore my sandals today, 

not because it was really that warm 

but because it was warm enough 

to hope it will be warm more consistently in the near future. 

 

Day 115 of 2026

Late this afternoon I got a severe weather alert on my phone.  

Shortly after that the local sirens went off indicating a tornado warning. 

The storm was fast to come and fast to go. 

Later I saw videos of swirling debris taken from motorists. 

Even later I read that there might have been a tornado 

along a road Fireball takes home from work. 

Luckily, he had taken off early and was already home.

 

Day 74 of 2026

We have a severe thunderstorm warning tonight. 

The storm is definitely upon us -

great lightning and loud thunder.

 

Day 34 of 2026

There was a school function tonight. 

We left home right after Fireball got home from work. 

We arrived just in time.

 We were not the only ones. 

There was no parking. 

It was a very cold walk from our car. 

At least the sky was fabulous...

and the event was good.

 

Day 26 of 2026

Now that the snow is on the ground, 

the temperatures are going to stay very low for a while. 

The positive side of that is the beautiful frost on the windows.

 

Day 25 of 2026

Final result tonight after it finally stopped snowing. 

9 1/2 inches on the patio table on the deck in the back yard. 

Everything is shut down tomorrow. 

 

Day 365 of 2025

Fireball is sporting quite the hat head

 thanks to the winter cold, a sock cap 

and all the static electricity created by taking that hat off.

 

Day 348 of 2025

This morning we can see the results of yesterday's snow. 

It is expected to be very cold today and tonight 

so the roads are going to be a challenge for a while. 

Besides all that, it is a beautiful sight.

 

Day 336 of 2025

While the painter works downstairs,

 I'm upstairs dreaming up quilts, 

specifically chevron quilts.

 

Day 322 of 2025

Today was a very gray and rainy day. 

At one point this afternoon I thought I heard a very loud truck 

dropping things on my neighbor's driveway. 

I went to investigate but saw nothing. 

It was only later I realized that we were having a thunderstorm. 

Later I caught a glimpse out the kitchen window 

and noticed the eerie yellow sky. 

I took this photo through my kitchen window 

and the focus ended up on the screen. 

While this was not my intention, 

I am liking the feel of vintage pictures that this gives 

with the slight blur behind the screen and the yellow tone. 

 

Day 313 of 2025

Our first snowfall of the season begins. 

It won't stick around. 

It's going to be back in the 60s by the end of the week.

 

Day 172 of 2025

Click HERE 

to see the original picture in this same spot, 

at the same art fair, 

in the same heat six years ago.

 

Day 169 of 2025

A storm blew through this afternoon. 

We were out and about and had to wait it out to come home. 

There was a lot of rain but we saw first hand how damaging the winds were. 

On our way home we encountered a tree across the road

 for which we had to turn around and take another route, 

uprooted trees, tree limbs all over yards and roads, 

and traffic lights that were not working. 

Upon arriving home we found that we had no power. 

Limbs from far away trees were strewn all over our front and back yards. 

Our own trees fared pretty well with just a few small limbs down 

with the exception of this hawthorn 

which lost close to a third of its fullness in the break it suffered. 

We'll start clean up tomorrow after the rain is done

 and the puddles have receded a bit.

 

Day 143 of 2025

The weather couldn't decide between clouds and sunshine. 

I caught this moment in the sun.