Monday, June 1 and 3, 2010

June 3, 2010

We had quite a storm overnight. There was thunder, lightning and rain for hours. On the news this morning it said at one point 120,000 people were without power and 68,000 still are. Trees are down across the road in a couple of places.

I turned off the computer and unplugged the modem until this morning. I didn't sleep very well. Calvin must have been very shook up by the storm. He was tearing through the house having a cat fit. Precious was pretty upset too.

Now that it is getting daylight I went out and checked the back yard. We have a pretty good-sized branch broken off and on the ground at the back of the yard by the barbecue grill, and a couple of our tomato plants that should have been staked by now are lying on the ground but not broken. I guess that's mild compared to what a lot of people around the city went through.

June 1, 2010

It isn’t quite daylight yet, but I can hear many different kinds of birds chirping and twittering in the trees outside. It is a pleasant sound early in the morning.

I expect today to be very busy at church. In addition to the usual Monday morning routine work, a trustees meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. There will be a memorial service in the sanctuary at 1 p.m. for the man who died Sunday afternoon. I think there will be a lot of people attending that. He was pretty well known and very active in the community until his health failed. After the service, there will be a reception in the church parlor with punch, coffee, and cake.

Today will probably be as hot as yesterday - in the mid 90's. I was sure glad to stay inside in the air conditioning most of the day yesterday.

By the time I get home this afternoon I may be ready to hit the recliner for sure.