The last few days have seen thunderstorms like I have never seen before. Dark omber clouds dumping inches of rain, wind, and hail. Up north of us a bit there was even a tornado. Last evening I was driving in such a storm and returned to a house with no electricity. That's ok…. we had a fun candle lit evening.

This morning, however, brought new realizations. Pistol creek and Sandy Springs over ran their banks last night. The blue heron nest that I've been watching for weeks has been severely damaged. The new arrivals have decreased by one. So now there are only three little faces to greet us.

A phone call from best friend Susie brought the story of a large tree down in their yard.

I was hoping that last night was the end of the storms but it was not. We have spent all afternoon ducking storm warnings and watching as the rain fell, the wind blew, and thunder and lightening cracked over head. Let's hope these scary storms end sonn.