Terrific Storm

We had a wild storm yesterday about rush hour.  As you can see it tore a 20 foot branch from a neighbor's tree. It is one to two feet in diameter.  A whole tree came down on the interstate not far from here.  Hubby was gone to a job interview and I sat on the couch with Dog, watching the pecan in the back yard execute wide swings.  They said hurricane force winds and it looked like it the way water was sheeting off the roof of the house in back of us.  Lots and lots of lighting and thunder, which, of course, was Dog's worry.  I was more afraid of one of the pines coming down.  Not an expense we want to have right now.

When it finally mostly stopped raining, just after dark, Dog and I went for a short walk.  The storm didn't worry the lightning bugs, we could see them rising from the grass.  Although I couldn't see the neighborhood creek, it was sounding full gallop, accompanied by a very loud chorus of frogs.  

I've heard there was more damage elsewhere and power out, but this was our experience.  So far today it is cloudy with the promise of more rain.  The river downtown was near flood stage yesterday.  Seems like the weather is all feast or famine these days.