Another OK stormy night...

here, so the Touchstone crew were all gathered on Sammy's new storm
shelter. Sammy wasn't nearly as scared tonight, perhaps because we
were just brushed by the storms and didn't get as much thunder.
Anyway, I went and laid down next to shere she was hiding under the
bedspread. Little Bit soon followed and sat in the window so she could
watch the light show. After about fifteen minutes Sammy stuck her head
out from under the covers. She had BIG eyes, but decided to come
halfway out and laid on my arm. Rocky joined us on the bed, and I read
until the storm was over. Looks like the line is moving a little
further west each day, but if the weather forecasters are right this
round will stay east of Lawton.

Hey, Sherry, hope the storm missed you, too. Looking at the late news
it looked like Duncan caught it pretty good, lots of rain and good
sized hail.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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Hey, Sherry, hope the storm missed you, too. Looking at the late news
it looked like Duncan caught it pretty good, lots of rain and good
sized hail.
--
Steve Touchstone,

We didn't get *anything*. We are about 15 miles north of there. It is so dry
here we didn't bother with a garden this year. We just planted wildflowers and
are done with it. My daughter lives in Moore, theygot all that awful hail the
other day. I called in the middle of it to see if they were okay, and she said,
"I can't talk! I'm taking Tommy's friends home". Tommy is her cat. She took all
the street cats back to their houses and made the owners put them inside.
Your poor kitties! Ours don't even notice weather. They do go to the *back*
door to outside though..they don't "get it" that it's also raining in the back
yard!

Sherry

Hey, Sherry, hope the storm missed you, too. Looking at the late news
it looked like Duncan caught it pretty good, lots of rain and good
sized hail.
--
Steve Touchstone,

We didn't get *anything*. We are about 15 miles north of there. It is so dry
here we didn't bother with a garden this year. We just planted wildflowers and
are done with it. My daughter lives in Moore, theygot all that awful hail the
other day. I called in the middle of it to see if they were okay, and she said,
"I can't talk! I'm taking Tommy's friends home". Tommy is her cat. She took all
the street cats back to their houses and made the owners put them inside.
Your poor kitties! Ours don't even notice weather. They do go to the *back*
door to outside though..they don't "get it" that it's also raining in the back
yard!

Sherry

I grew up not too far from there, in Sherman, Texas, and that is one
thing I miss most about the area; a beautiful thunderstorm, with lots of
lightning. The last time I was up there, a storm came through about
midnight, and I got a lawn chair and sat out in the yard and watched.
Got wet, too! Gorgeous.

Steve Touchstone wrote:

here, so the Touchstone crew were all gathered on Sammy's new storm
shelter. Sammy wasn't nearly as scared tonight, perhaps because we
were just brushed by the storms and didn't get as much thunder.
Anyway, I went and laid down next to shere she was hiding under the
bedspread. Little Bit soon followed and sat in the window so she could
watch the light show. After about fifteen minutes Sammy stuck her head
out from under the covers. She had BIG eyes, but decided to come
halfway out and laid on my arm. Rocky joined us on the bed, and I read
until the storm was over. Looks like the line is moving a little
further west each day, but if the weather forecasters are right this
round will stay east of Lawton.

Hey, Sherry, hope the storm missed you, too. Looking at the late news
it looked like Duncan caught it pretty good, lots of rain and good
sized hail.

I grew up not too far from there, in Sherman, Texas, and that is one
thing I miss most about the area; a beautiful thunderstorm, with lots of
lightning. The last time I was up there, a storm came through about
midnight, and I got a lawn chair and sat out in the yard and watched.
Got wet, too! Gorgeous.

Steve Touchstone wrote:

here, so the Touchstone crew were all gathered on Sammy's new storm
shelter. Sammy wasn't nearly as scared tonight, perhaps because we
were just brushed by the storms and didn't get as much thunder.
Anyway, I went and laid down next to shere she was hiding under the
bedspread. Little Bit soon followed and sat in the window so she could
watch the light show. After about fifteen minutes Sammy stuck her head
out from under the covers. She had BIG eyes, but decided to come
halfway out and laid on my arm. Rocky joined us on the bed, and I read
until the storm was over. Looks like the line is moving a little
further west each day, but if the weather forecasters are right this
round will stay east of Lawton.

Hey, Sherry, hope the storm missed you, too. Looking at the late news
it looked like Duncan caught it pretty good, lots of rain and good
sized hail.

I grew up not too far from there, in Sherman, Texas, and that is one
thing I miss most about the area; a beautiful thunderstorm, with lots of
lightning. The last time I was up there, a storm came through about
midnight, and I got a lawn chair and sat out in the yard and watched.
Got wet, too! Gorgeous.

I used to be a lot like Steve's cats thunderstorms: I was too afraid to
really appreciate the spectacular lightning shows. But you're right, it really
is amazing and beautiful.

Sherry

I grew up not too far from there, in Sherman, Texas, and that is one
thing I miss most about the area; a beautiful thunderstorm, with lots of
lightning. The last time I was up there, a storm came through about
midnight, and I got a lawn chair and sat out in the yard and watched.
Got wet, too! Gorgeous.

I used to be a lot like Steve's cats thunderstorms: I was too afraid to
really appreciate the spectacular lightning shows. But you're right, it really
is amazing and beautiful.

Sherry

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 04:30:24 -0700, David Yehudah
wrote:

I grew up not too far from there, in Sherman, Texas, and that is one
thing I miss most about the area; a beautiful thunderstorm, with lots of
lightning.

When we first moved to the Canaveral area in Florida, we were amazed
at the lightning shows. Didn't need a storm to go with them. Just
stand outside and watch flash after flash after flash. Spectacular!!!

So much lightning in that area that scientists came down to study it!

Jeanne

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 04:30:24 -0700, David Yehudah
wrote:

I grew up not too far from there, in Sherman, Texas, and that is one
thing I miss most about the area; a beautiful thunderstorm, with lots of
lightning.

When we first moved to the Canaveral area in Florida, we were amazed
at the lightning shows. Didn't need a storm to go with them. Just
stand outside and watch flash after flash after flash. Spectacular!!!

So much lightning in that area that scientists came down to study it!

Jeanne

On 24 Apr 2004 04:44:14 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Hey, Sherry, hope the storm missed you, too. Looking at the late news
it looked like Duncan caught it pretty good, lots of rain and good
sized hail.
--
Steve Touchstone,

We didn't get *anything*. We are about 15 miles north of there. It is so dry
here we didn't bother with a garden this year. We just planted wildflowers and
are done with it. My daughter lives in Moore, theygot all that awful hail the
other day. I called in the middle of it to see if they were okay, and she said,
"I can't talk! I'm taking Tommy's friends home". Tommy is her cat. She took all
the street cats back to their houses and made the owners put them inside.
Your poor kitties! Ours don't even notice weather. They do go to the *back*
door to outside though..they don't "get it" that it's also raining in the back
yard!

Sherry

I checked the rain gauge this morning, and we got next to nothing as
far as rain goes - not even a tenth of an inch. Course, the way thses
storms work they could have 2 inches across the street ;-)

Glad to hear your daughter is a proper catslave and looking out after
Tommy's friends.

Sammy is the only one of mine that gets scared, and I'm hoping that
over time she'll learn to not get as stressed. I wouldn't worry about
it so much, except that when she gets really scared during a bad
storm. and, when she gets really scared she overgrooms and leaves bald
spots where she pulls out hair on her back.

Course' while she's scared, the other two are learning that storms are
neat, since I turn off the 'puter and TV and spend the time with the
cats..... hmmm, could it be an act.....
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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