Stormy Night

W0W! What an afternoon! A line of storms roared through the area. It poured and the lightening was sustained, horizontal. On the way home I saw a frog hopping across the road!

He happened to be home, and for that I was truly thankful. He managed to get the horses into the barn, hayed and watered as the storm crashed in, only to get back to the house, which was taking on water in the basement. O boy.

This was a serious storm - fast moving and very destructive, knocking down trees, power poles and sparking isolated tornadoes with creeks running over their banks. The standing water was so deep on the Capital beltway, some lanes and exit ramps were closed.

I left them in, feeding them late, eventually letting them out to a beautiful full moon and starry skies, warm breeze coming through.

While we were out in the barn, grooming the horses, he left Beau's stall and immediately heard the sound of a low-flying helicopter. I assumed he had turned on the sound conditioning' CD, but it was a real helicopter, flying fast and low right over the barn! None of the horses even jiggled, but I did!