KAABOOM!

And my little heart went pitter pat. As I sat at the red light, lightening seared the sky, the wind kicked up to about 60 MPH and I'm thinking TORNADO . Suddenly, my Jeep Liberty shook violently and the scatterd splatters of raindrops turned into an awesome (read, scary)deluge. Horizontzl rain pelted us like gravel shot from a cannon.

As we watched, the "Road Closed" signs and big orange construction barrels on the side street skittered across the intersection, barely missing passing cars. Visibility further reduced to no farther than the hood of the car.

When the light turned green, traffic was forced to negotiate the newly erected obstacle course. Some pulled to the side to wait out the deluge. I thought I was doing really great to maintain a steady 35 MPH. Then a big pickup with a wanna-be horse trailer roared past me. I was momentarily blinded by the rooster-tail of his wake. I guess he was too macho to cower like the rest of mortals.

Surprisingly, I made it home without incident. I was oh so glad I was no longer driving my Miata. I wonder if our motorcycle riding secretary made it home without getting blown over?


Okay, I have egg on my face. Jimbob called me yesterday afternoon. I asked if he had noticed our missing plant. He said he f ound it blown under some bushes. I apologize! My only defense is it was still dark at 6:00 AM.