When we took our walk last night, we could see the sky was dark in the distance and there were huge thunderheads. So, it looked pretty certain that we were going to be getting some storms later. The air was real heavy, very still and hot while we walked so it was pretty uncomfortable.
When we got back to the house, the storm was a lot closer so we decided to sit out on the deck to watch the lightning. That was so nice, to be able to see so much of the storm in the distance. We hadn't been sitting there long when what they call the outflow boundary hit. All of a sudden it got really windy! The wind was very strong so we decided to bring in all the bird feeders and put away anything that could blow away. Then we sat down again and waited for the rain, knowing we wouldn't be able to stay out there once the rain hit since the wind was blowing so hard on us. When there was lightning, we could see the rain was already hitting the lake quite close so we knew we'd have to go inside soon.
Once we were inside, the wind was whipping the rain so hard! The rain was coming down sideways through the covered deck. We estimate that the wind was blowing and gusting to between 50 and 60 miles an hour. It was WILD!!! There was plenty of lightning, but we hardly heard any thunder so we figured the center of the storm was further away.
Today the weather is a lot more pleasant. Guillermo spent most of the morning and afternoon out on the deck with his laptop and binoculars. He was so excited to spot an Osprey flying over the lake! And not only flying. He witnessed the osprey dive into the lake and catch a fish! I came outside right after that happened, so I got to see the osprey sitting on a branch in the lake, eating the fish. Today marks one week that we have been here by ourselves and we have 10 more days left here.
No comments:
Post a Comment