Memo to Mother Nature: Hey, knock it off, I’m on your side.

Anne and I spent yesterday afternoon toodling around and arrived home just in time for the fireworks. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a picture of the giant willow tree down by the Creek that was split in half by lightning. That tree is approximately 200 feet from the front porch. Last evening lightning struck again. This time it was a little closer; like a 180 feet closer.

We were standing on the front porch admiring the electrical storm and the force of the deluge, when CRACK!, a bolt of lightning hit 20 feet away. After 42 years, Anne still surprises me. I never knew she could levitate. The only damage appears to be to our phone, which was blown out by an electrical surge, and a couple of pairs of soiled knickers. Fortunately, the computer remained intact.

##########

Chautauqua Festival starts soon. I’m starting to get a lot of hits looking for information, so as a public service, I’m posting a temporary blog roll link to the Festival website.