Wish I’d have thought to try an capture some of the lightning last night because it was bright and extremely loud. Made everything shake as the strikes got closer to us. The initial sparks were many, many miles off, but within only a few minutes the flash and the boom were nearly instantaneous directly overhead or just across the way. Devastating to anyone or anything that got in the path of least resistance. The dog and the children didn’t care for it at all. I would just like to see if it has done anything to curb the heat or humidity. Given the forecast I don’t believe the storm has offered us a reprieve just yet. Two more storm days are coming on Friday and Saturday — apparently. Felt as though we got two or more inches of rain in the downpour though, so that’s good news. Slightly less afraid of major fires spreading with a good few inches of rain soaking through everything in sight.
Today is July 1st, or as we know it Canada Day! I of course have not set myself up with anything red. I’ve gotten too fat for my TFC jerseys, and my Team Canada rugby jersey is too heavy for this heat & humidity. I think I donated just about all of my red T-shirts because they were too small, or they just didn’t suit me at all. Red makes my eyes look blood shit and inflamed. I prefer blue or green personally. I have white tees, so I can do a partial Canadian Flag ensemble. Oh well, Oh Canada!
So I believe today is now Wednesday, or Hump Day! Just about everybody in the country should be off work and relaxing, so that’s cool. I was expecting to work today, but I won’t be upset about having time to be with my wife and kids. The oldest will be a teen soon enough. And will be sick of us before you know it. I’m sure the youngest will follow suit, just to be extra funny. It’s a new era we’re entering. pretty quickly at that. We have really good kids, so we will have to learn to ride it out, and coach more so than parent once they start building some independence. Which means more spousal date nights and adventures for us sans kids. Whoop-whoop! I like it. I mean I’ll miss the little toads, but I like spending time with my wife.
I guess we should go inspect the storms aftermath to see if we had any damages, download limbs, or lightning strikes on the ground or trees nearby. Hopefully it is just the usual twigs that were shaken out of the tree tops. I have a pretty sizeable pile of twigs from just that all ready this season!
Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians young and old, or brand new to the country. Keep all your fingers by not being an idiot with fireworks! Don’t burn down your house with sparklers and misfired roman candles. Take care out there.
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