The Thunder Rolls

The storm continued through the evening and now into the afternoon, with rain and thunder attending it. The wind is absolutely still, not a single leaf or branch is moving. The smell is amazing - between the firs, cedars and grass its smells like Creation.

The rabbits have gone into hyper feed mode. This may be due to the temperature dropping ten degrees to about 54F or their own instincts alerting them to prepare for additional storms. The cottontails, for instance, are safely tucked away out of sight, knowing we've another three days of storms expected. Fortunately for our rabbits, they have me to keep them fed no matter what Nature throws at us.

Fortunately I have lots of books to keep me organized. I'm about half way through "Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2" and two new PBS books have arrived "The Once & Future King" which I haven't read since I was a kid and "The Altar of my Soul".

Now if I only had some chippies!

The Perils of Popularity

Flash was asked several weeks ago to march in the July 4th parade by the local Democrats. Part of this, I believe, is they like to show off their Navy folks. But maybe they just feel Flash is particularly Democratic, who knows? Last night at the F.E.T.C.H. dog park, our mechanic Paul leans over and asks "so I'm sure you're marching with Flash in the parade with us, how are you going to decorate Flash?"

Oops.

So now we're committed to two groups, I hope Flash commits to one or the other soon. I did buy a hell of a lot of decorations for him, so whomever he marches with he'll do so in style.

Sadly, I have not been able to find a t-shirt that reads "Ever heard of a hot piece of elephant?" over a donkey profile, so I'll be wearing something suitably dull - my red Preppy Priestess golf shirt with a colorful pin on my sunhat. Hell, I get inspired enough, I'll buy a few balloons for Flash.