After the Storm, A Golden Sky!

We have had a doozie of a storm yesterday. It began in the wee hours of the morning, when my bedroom was lit up by a bolt of lightening, followed by a boom that frightened the dogs out of their wits, and me as well! Then the sky broke open and torrents of rain pounded the roof. I got up, of course. Who can sleep with all that going on? Well, actually, cats can. They are not bothered by storms one bit.


My weather radio informed me that we were under a severe thunderstorm warning, and a tornado watch until 5 PM! And it continued storming, with torrents of rain, and high winds blew through the trees, and even knocked out our power for a short time. Thankfully, most of it took place in the daytime. Storms always seem worse at night.

Fortunately, we never did get a tornado, and the storm finally blew out of here on cue, by 5 P M.


Wild turkeys don't mind getting wet, like domestic turkeys. I guess they're just used to living with the elements. Here is a Tom turkey, strutting his stuff, in the rain! He was way up in the field, and I don't have a really good zoom on my camera, but I managed to get a shot of him from the window, anyway. Oops, I shouldn't say "shot" since Spring Turkey Season is about to start.

After ominous, dark clouds all day, the sun came out at 7:30 PM. You can see it illuminating the western sky, and my driveway, with all the puddles still showing. But it was a beautiful sight. Like in the old song, "At the end of a storm, there's a golden sky," there it was, a sign from the heavens, that all was well now, and I was thankful to the Lord for it .

And here is a picture of the setting sun illuminating the trees to the east, in my field. It was such a beautiful phenomenon, that I couldn't resist taking a picture of it. The trees almost look Fall-like, but that is waning sunshine in the tree tops, making my heart glad.

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I also want to mention that I have been tagged for two meme's that I will do next week. First by my friend, Glo, over at Young at Heart, and by my friend, Patti, over at Nonna's Place. And I have some awards to acknowledge as well.

This weekend, my son will be here, and we have things to do, and places to go.

Have a blessed and safe weekend, everyone!