Nasty squalls hurled themselves across the landscape of the midwest plains last night.
Wind, rain that sounded like hail, the roar of the storms, all flew above our heads like malevolent angels. Thunder shook the house and lightening kept Boo under the desk with his storm blanket on his head.
The squalls came in banks, each storm became louder than the other until I gave up trying to write, took a leaf out of BooBoos book and curled up in bed under heavy blankets of my own, to read.
Stormy weather on the midwest plains is not for the faint of heart.
This morning has dawned just as dark and miserable y as the last but the temperature has dropped about 30 degrees and getting back up out of my bed proved more difficult than usual.
A peek of sun hit the fields for a moment.
Before we all dropped back down into stormy grey.
As though there are not enough puddles – this duck had to climb into the dogs water bowl.
Poor Vandal was trapped in a huge box without a lid complaining that no one feeds him ever. He cares not one whit about thunder and lightening. Only food.
Jude took a moment out of his busy schedule to make an announcement then realized he had not finished his dinner. so said not one useful thing.
The wind will be fierce again today.
Not a good day for washing to be hung on the line.
I was going to be fencing today but I will continue work in the chook house instead.
Inside work today I think.
Maybe I will bake bread!
I hear the birds starting to sing again. The birds always tell us when the worst is over.
How’s things in your neck of the woods?
I feel so sorry for all those whose storms developed into tornadoes. Awful.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
46 responses to “Rolling Hits of Stormy Weather”
We are getting a lot of short, sharp thunderstorms. Loads of lightning, loud thunder (and consequently, catatonic dog), a sudden blast of rain, and then it’s gone half an hour later. I wouldn’t care so much except for the strain on poor old doggo, who shakes, drools, and retreats to a bed I make for him in the shower cubicle, where he feels a fraction safer. The storms are late this year. Normally we’d be getting cooler, less humid and less rainfall. I’d be planting beans, lettuces, peppers and tomatoes… But not yet. Still too hot and damp.
We can’t plant yet either. Interesting that we are in the same position. Boo is much better now I cover him with a really heavy old blanket folded four times. As long as I keep my feet on him! 😂 these dogs.
Mouse has a Thundershirt, which helps, and homeopathic drops to keep him calm, but even so…
Stunning photos. Really capture the drama and contrast. We’ve settled into proper pre-Easter autumn weather and finally turned our clocks back from daylight saving so the light feels right for the time of day and year.
I’d never really thought about it. Do animals look up ! I guess for balls and flying discs ! Things to ponder
The photos are spectacular. A bruisy, angry sky…but that last photo! What a lovely ray. Stay safe.