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Annie keeping an eye on the ceiling. Buster annoyed with the noise of the rain on the roof.[/caption]Another day of storms. Both climatological, emotional and political. Iowa passed a very controversial piece of legislation that has me up in arms along with most everyone. We are getting national attention in a form that is not desirable. Some are elated, others like me are horrified. My home state is more divided today than I have ever seen it.
Our friend Beth, who is camping at Saylorville, came over to visit. It was so nice to see her! During our visit, we got time to gather with our fellow volunteers. It was an impromptu gathering when the tornado sirens went off, the Ranger called us to make sure we heard the sirens and everyone’s cell phone started pinging with weather alerts. We spent the better part of an hour standing under the canopy in front of the pipe chase, our designated severe weather shelter. The dogs all came as well and got on splendidly!
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Brownie in her safe zone[/caption]One poor soul, Brownie is afraid of storms and went straight into the chase and huddled herself under a utility shelf. Probably the smartest one of all of us! It rained hard, but the severe weather didn’t materialize as it passed over us. It has been dangerous in other areas this evening, so we dodged a bullet. The weather created an interesting opportunity for quality time to get to know the newly arrived volunteers. I am glad that our first gathering wasn’t a traumatic one huddled together in a pipe chase while tornadoes or straight line winds raged outside. I’ll take it. As I write tornadoes are touching down about 40 miles south of us.
We’ll have clear skies and sun beginning tomorrow. 80-degree temps should bring out the coveted Morrell mushrooms in the next few days. The pear and crab apple trees have bloomed and the tulips are up in time for the Pella Tulip Festival this weekend. It’s starting to feel like spring in Iowa. The storms in all forms will billow up over the next few weeks as summer heat and humidity settles in till September.
Until tomorrow...
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