Thundershowers

[altivo]

This is supposed to happen in June or July, not September. I begin to think we'll have no fall color this year, as that almost always requires a dry spell before the frost. Today we have had alternating periods of sun and blue sky with dark clouds and thunder. Fast but furious showers lasting perhaps five to ten minutes passed through several times.

Of course the witless pyromaniac neighbor has been cutting and burning brush again, so each shower would partly extinguish his fire, filling the entire neighborhood for about a mile in every direction with clouds of choking smoke. Overheard the neighbor on the other side saying something about "the bonfire" tonight, and suspect she's planning something of her own. It's football homecoming in town and she has several teen kids. Sigh.

Spent too much time reading Volle today, finishing it, and the two part story "The Prisoner's Release" which follows it. Must resist Pendant of Fortune until after some other things get done, but I don't want to.

Chores are done, if it wants to rain more now it can, though I guess we're expecting clear and chilly for the night.

Comments

[heavens-steed.livejournal.com]

I like crazy weather like that sometimes. That doesn't happen very much here in Oregon.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I don't mind it much. It certainly makes for variety.

On the other hand, having to drop everything and dash an eighth mile through a downpour to let the sheep back in gets kinda tired, especially when the sun comes back out ten minutes later. For once I was glad Tess hasn't been out in the pasture because of the distance from the house.

(And I was spinning flax, which is tricky to put down and come back to. Sort of like kneading bread dough... no hands are free.)

I'll be disappointed if the fall colors don't appear though. They are one of my very favorite parts of the yearly cycle. I don't know if you get much of that out there, but here they can be just spectacular for as much as three weeks or more.

[alaskawolf.livejournal.com]

ill trade you thunderstorms for some snow ;)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I don't really mind snow. We haven't had as much as we should for several years now. But down here it is still too early for that. I have tomatoes just ripening and squash and things yet to harvest. In another month you can send whatever you like, we'll take the extra. Well... maybe keep the earthquakes there.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

We're not allowed to burn off here....especially now with bushfire season approaching.