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365 Day Photo Challenge 360/365 “Wet Christmas”

25 Friday Dec 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Flooding, Rain, Rescue, Thunder, Tornados, Weather

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I woke up to the sound of thunder this morning. As I lay in bed trying to go back to sleep I could hear the rain as it hit the damaged gutter we have out back.  It was a steady rain, not too hard but at least the weather wasn’t supposed to get bad today.  Or so I thought.

For the first time in many years I got up before the kids did.  I woke up with a headache so I went to the kitchen and grabbed some pain killer. As I walked passed the front door I noticed that the streets were wet and was still raining a good bit.

Once the kids got up we had our Christmas, had our breakfast, everyone had their showers, got dressed and out the door to the in laws.  Once we got to the in laws the rain had stopped but it was only for a short time.  As we were leaving the in laws the clouds had darkened and thunder could be heard in the distance.  We hadn’t made it home but just a few minutes when we heard the tornado sirens going off in the distance.  Seriously?  The weather radio was soon going off and downstairs we went into our safe place.

Since then it’s been nothing but wide spread flooding, roads being washed away and people being rescued.  It’s been the wettest Christmas I can ever remember.  Rain is in the forecast for the next several days.  We probably won’t dry out until sometime next year.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 224/365 “Mother Nature and Bike Riding”

10 Monday Aug 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Cats, Cycling, Grumpy, Storms, Thunder

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I got home and hurriedly changed into my riding gear.  My wife got home late and didn’t have supper ready but it was close.  After I changed clothes I shoved down a pork chop and off I went on my bike ride.  Before I left I checked the radar and noticed that a storm was approaching but was fading fast.   About an hour into the ride I started noticing that another storm was approaching but this time from different direction.  I stopped to check the radar on my phone and I could hear thunder off in the distance.  Being that the tornado of 2011 took out most of the trees in this area I was the tallest thing around.  This did not leave a comforting thought.  I cut the ride short and headed home.  After my shower and a change of clothes the storm hit with a mighty force.  Power has been going on and off and my poor grumpy cat hasn’t left my side.  He doesn’t like storms and usually cowards behind the bed but for some reason he’s being my best bud.  That along with the storm shall soon pass.

“Life Goes On!”

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