Stormy day

It's an incredibly stormy day.

We've had strong winds all day which means all the bird food gets blown off dad's bird feeder but it also means he gets to watch the bird feeder bend backwards on it's post as gusts of various strengths blast it. Nice for him to have a change! he also likes to tell me that the bird feeder is going to blow down. We have a sort of competition going. Will it go or will it stay!

About an hour ago we were hit by a squall that came in from the West that brought sheets of rain mixed with hail and we completely lost our view of the valley in the brief deluge that followed. Then the wind switched to the West and the sky began to peal back so that we were treated to 30 minutes of sun lighting up the flats with clouds piled up and pink thousands of feet above Blanchard.

I used this as an excuse to encourage dad to get up into the reclining wheelchair and wheeled him out to the front room. Now he sits there and I can hear him say to Suzie and Adele who are doing crafts in the same room, "wow, I can't get over this view".

Thanks God!