Winds a'blowin' capt'n

Well, we had some weather fun today in the Northern Virginia region!

I was outside, ready to tie up some tomato plants and dump some compost juice on them, not really noticing the weather, even though the sky was a dark grey. Suddenly, the trees next to the building across the way become misty and faded- I realized, that it was a shower of rain so thick, that it blurred out the colours of the tree. Then, to the left of the balcony, the trees literally exploded! They looked like a bomb had gone off behind them.

Not having any red shoes on and not having an Aunt Em, I ran indoors. I turned on the TV and learned that it was a fast moving storm of 58mph average which was sweeping through the area- also, there were thousands of lightening strikes all over the place. I closed up all the blinds (to hamper any tree limbs that might want to shatter inwards), and just listened.

It was over in about 20 minutes- but the next day, we drove around town, and there were trees down everywhere.

Freak storms seem to be the trend around here!