We have had sunshine this morning as well! (The Apple Tree in the photo is all done blooming now.) Thunderstorms expected this afternoon...of course. Granddaughter*in*Vermont and her 6 week old foster kitten are due any moment. Her Daddy is going to help her Grandad do some roof-edge work and do a little painting. So I get to keep the sweetie and kitty out of mischief on my own. Wish me luck! :-D
Oh, and today is DIL-Bride-to-be's Birthday! They're coming over tomorrow to see my wedding outfit. Fun! All this and quilting and a new book to read. I'm about to start reading The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.
I"m looking forward to diving into the book later this weekend. I should have a review in three weeks...because I know someone else already has it on hold! Ha!
Granddaughter has left, along with the cute, fluffy kitty. Rest assured that there is a kitten photo or two in the blog's future! :-)
Generally speaking you have to go further south or west to get impressive flash floods, but we do have them from time to time...just not usually a CONSTANT diet of them!!
Lake Champlain has risen again to 102.75 ft. Flood stage is 100 ft. Record is something around 103.5 ft, I think. We have been in flood stage for over a month.
We're seeing the highest Lake Champlain lake levels in over 184 years, and it's been this way for over a month. It's insane! http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110529/NEWS02/110529024/Lake-Champlain-inching-again-toward-destructive-level?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE
Yup, the weather has been totally crazy everywhere.
I thought we had escaped most of the damage from the hail the other day, but when I got a good look in the sunlight I saw that the car, van and truck all have dimpled hoods and roof. Multiple dimples per vehicle. The paint didn't crack though, so I don't think there is added danger of rust. My brother said it will hurt the resale value, but considering that the car is 16, the truck 9 and the van 2 I don't think I'll worry about it overmuch. I tend to keep 'em til they won't run any more.
Our first day with zero rain in about two weeks. Blessed.
Boyz left around four. Whatta 24 hour work blitz that was: garden amended, and planted, spring running (dribbling) again, fan in the composting toilet box, three trees cut down, and into firewood and loaded in truck.
We finally had a day without rain too. Got up to 88 today. Spent an hour or so getting branches, limbs and leaves out of the front yard.
Also, once we could get news again I found out the tornado touched down just a mile or two east of our house. Just glad it wasn't right here. At least it touched down in a wooded unpopulated area.
Oh, and the four baby robins nesting on our garage light had *just* barely learned to fly. They're all gone and I hope they're all well and busy becoming grown-up robins.
Our eldest came by today and helped with some roof-edge work and some upper level painting. Then he fashioned a brace for Hubby's gas tank to keep it from sliding down to the road and going kaboom. He also helped clean the spark plugs in the lawn mower. Good kid!!
Then he told us that he's had some heart irregularities and spent the last month being tested. The doc thought he might have a bi- instead of tri- thingamajig at the outflow of his heart. Turns out it just might be sensitivity to caffeine (yet he wasn't drinking more than a cup a day), as his EKG and ECG were both perfectly fine and there are no valve issues. He'll turn 36 on Saturday. Suddenly we realise our kids are getting old enough to have real health issues. So glad he's all right! I thought of you and yours, Susan!
Susan, when our marble sized hail was hitting, and had an overwhelming wave of empathy for you with your golfballs! That stuff was hitting *hard*! I was trying to imagine what would have happened if it'd been even bigger. And I'm with listener on not liking tornadoes near ma frens.
I concur in heartily disapproving of tornadoes and other severe weather bothering my friends. Can just about handle up to 85 degrees, but only with a nice, tall glass of lemonade in hand. And I do not approve of high humidity.
People just south of us had baseball-size hail. They had pictures of it on the news. My brother spoke to a cashier at the supermarket yesterday. Her car had been smashed so badly by the baseball hail that her insurance company totaled it.
Usually I'm afraid to say, "it could have been worse" (for us) because then it usually is. We really were lucky this go-round.
Susan--a former coworker of mine lived for a while in an area (Idaho?) where they routinely had hail big enough to dent automobiles. She said the way folks there dealt with it was to press a piece of dry ice into the center of the dent and hold it there, where upon SPANGGGGGG! no more dent. I give you the suggestion to try at your own risk; I have never had reason to test it (knocks on wooden head).
Howard's first this fine sunny Sunday.
ReplyDeleteWe have had sunshine this morning as well! (The Apple Tree in the photo is all done blooming now.) Thunderstorms expected this afternoon...of course. Granddaughter*in*Vermont and her 6 week old foster kitten are due any moment. Her Daddy is going to help her Grandad do some roof-edge work and do a little painting. So I get to keep the sweetie and kitty out of mischief on my own. Wish me luck! :-D
ReplyDeleteOh, and today is DIL-Bride-to-be's Birthday! They're coming over tomorrow to see my wedding outfit. Fun! All this and quilting and a new book to read. I'm about to start reading The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.
Being unfamiliar with The Weird Sisters I looked it up on alibris.com; quite a story line! We expect some feedback on it.
ReplyDeleteAnd re flash floods in Vermont, if one wants that one is supposed to settle in the Southwest, no?
Yeah, Alan, or at least Maryland!
ReplyDeleteI"m looking forward to diving into the book later this weekend. I should have a review in three weeks...because I know someone else already has it on hold! Ha!
Granddaughter has left, along with the cute, fluffy kitty. Rest assured that there is a kitten photo or two in the blog's future! :-)
LOL! I read "flash floods" as "thunderstorms."
ReplyDeleteMaryland has impressive thunderstorms.
Generally speaking you have to go further south or west to get impressive flash floods, but we do have them from time to time...just not usually a CONSTANT diet of them!!
Oh, okay, we just had our daily thunderstorm, so all's right with the world.
ReplyDeleteSecond thunderstorm of the day rolling through now.
ReplyDeleteLake Champlain has risen again to 102.75 ft.
ReplyDeleteFlood stage is 100 ft. Record is something around 103.5 ft, I think.
We have been in flood stage for over a month.
We're seeing the highest Lake Champlain lake levels in over 184 years, and it's been this way for over a month. It's insane!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110529/NEWS02/110529024/Lake-Champlain-inching-again-toward-destructive-level?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE
Yup, the weather has been totally crazy everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI thought we had escaped most of the damage from the hail the other day, but when I got a good look in the sunlight I saw that the car, van and truck all have dimpled hoods and roof. Multiple dimples per vehicle. The paint didn't crack though, so I don't think there is added danger of rust. My brother said it will hurt the resale value, but considering that the car is 16, the truck 9 and the van 2 I don't think I'll worry about it overmuch. I tend to keep 'em til they won't run any more.
Our first day with zero rain in about two weeks. Blessed.
ReplyDeleteBoyz left around four. Whatta 24 hour work blitz that was: garden amended, and planted, spring running (dribbling) again, fan in the composting toilet box, three trees cut down, and into firewood and loaded in truck.
We finally had a day without rain too. Got up to 88 today. Spent an hour or so getting branches, limbs and leaves out of the front yard.
ReplyDeleteAlso, once we could get news again I found out the tornado touched down just a mile or two east of our house. Just glad it wasn't right here. At least it touched down in a wooded unpopulated area.
Oh, and the four baby robins nesting on our garage light had *just* barely learned to fly. They're all gone and I hope they're all well and busy becoming grown-up robins.
Wait! Third thunderstorm now and this one's the doozy!
ReplyDeleteWell, I love the sound of thunderstorms, but I think I prefer the recorded version vs. the live version.
ReplyDeleteWhoa Nelly! I do not approve of tornadoes touching down near my friends!!
ReplyDeleteHail is another very bad idear. No more of such shenanigans, Mom Nature!!
I don't approve of temps over 79 either.
Glad you and yours and your stuff came through mostly okay, Susan! ♥
You've got good boyz there, puddle!!!
ReplyDeleteOur eldest came by today and helped with some roof-edge work and some upper level painting. Then he fashioned a brace for Hubby's gas tank to keep it from sliding down to the road and going kaboom. He also helped clean the spark plugs in the lawn mower. Good kid!!
Then he told us that he's had some heart irregularities and spent the last month being tested. The doc thought he might have a bi- instead of tri- thingamajig at the outflow of his heart. Turns out it just might be sensitivity to caffeine (yet he wasn't drinking more than a cup a day), as his EKG and ECG were both perfectly fine and there are no valve issues. He'll turn 36 on Saturday. Suddenly we realise our kids are getting old enough to have real health issues. So glad he's all right! I thought of you and yours, Susan!
Looking forward to kitty photos!
ReplyDeleteAnd a book report.
ReplyDeleteSusan, when our marble sized hail was hitting, and had an overwhelming wave of empathy for you with your golfballs! That stuff was hitting *hard*! I was trying to imagine what would have happened if it'd been even bigger. And I'm with listener on not liking tornadoes near ma frens.
ReplyDelete:-)
ReplyDeleteBTW, another tornado touched down a mile from friends in Lake City, PA on Thursday.
ReplyDeleteThis is really not okay!
I'm glad there was no structural damage to the vehicles. Only now they look like golf balls?
ReplyDelete:-D
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Puddle does have good boys!
ReplyDeleteI concur in heartily disapproving of tornadoes and other severe weather bothering my friends. Can just about handle up to 85 degrees, but only with a nice, tall glass of lemonade in hand. And I do not approve of high humidity.
Good Lord, listener, that's scary! So glad all appears to be well! ♥
ReplyDeleteYou and me both, Susan!
ReplyDeletePeople just south of us had baseball-size hail. They had pictures of it on the news. My brother spoke to a cashier at the supermarket yesterday. Her car had been smashed so badly by the baseball hail that her insurance company totaled it.
ReplyDeleteUsually I'm afraid to say, "it could have been worse" (for us) because then it usually is. We really were lucky this go-round.
Susan--a former coworker of mine lived for a while in an area (Idaho?) where they routinely had hail big enough to dent automobiles. She said the way folks there dealt with it was to press a piece of dry ice into the center of the dent and hold it there, where upon SPANGGGGGG! no more dent. I give you the suggestion to try at your own risk; I have never had reason to test it (knocks on wooden head).
ReplyDeleteSounds like they need to dredge the outlet. Shouldn't ocean-going freighters be able to dock in Burlington?
ReplyDeleteWell, false alarms are OK, kinda.
ReplyDeleteWell, they're preferable to big bad problems, but they're stressful and no fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cat. ♥
ReplyDeleteI like their show, sound and power, just not their destruction.
ReplyDeleteVery cool, Alan! Beats getting a little plunger...
ReplyDeleteNew thread is up.
ReplyDeleteGosh, doesn't seeing that note feel like the old days?
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