Strange weather

Thursday late afternoon I watched a squall on the weather service radar move towards town from the west. There was a possibility of severe weather and even tornadoes so it was with some interest I monitored its approach. Finally, as it seemed to be on top of us judging from the drops of rain I could see from the cave window, I stepped outside to have a look. What was approaching was a solid wall of cloud from the west black as Satan’s soul but lit by constant lightening. What was more astounding was the continuous thunder. I’ve never seen or heard anything like it. It was so fearsome I half expected the four horseman of the apocalypse to come riding out of the storm. It rained, blew and hailed and quickly passed. I understand a trucker lost his life when it turned his 18-wheeler over. I called Barbara Howard to see if she wanted me to come get her but her daughter who was heading home had called from about the Canadian River to tell her mom she was coming back so Barbara wanted to stay put to wait for her. I don’t know how much rain we got, not much, and there were little piles of the very small hail where the the rain ran off the roof.

It was very cold early in the week. Wednesday was a lovely day. During the afternoon I stepped out to enjoy the sunshine. A fox regarded me from the enclosure as though he had never seen something so strange in all his born days, then slipped into the spreading juniper.

Ethel Clark (Brokenbek) passed away this week. She was in the fullness of her years and apparently her body just gave out. There will be a service Monday. It was our wont to visit her around Christmas and we would have done so sometime this coming week. Fortunately, she and Jan stopped by for a short visit back during the summer. You may recall my mentioning it. Joyce and I are glad we had that opportunity to visit with here, not knowing at the time that it would be the last. She was a special person to us and all the Keeters.

The lovely Mrs. Keeter went to Lubbock in her pajamas today. Nicole’s boy Carson had/has a birthday and to celebrate it Doc and Terry booked a ride on the Polar Express. I’m told that Everyone was supposed to wear their pajamas. I put my foot down and wouldn’t let Joyce leave the house in her purple teddy. I made her wear something a little warmer. It will be interesting to hear about the event whenever she makes it back home.

20121216-135103.jpg