Calm After the Storm
Wednesday at late afternoon we had quite a storm!. It went from being a sunny and bright day into a dark as night under black clouds and subsequently became a tremendous storm, with all elements together: Copious rain, loud thunders and like I’ve never seen before a never ending amount of lightening, the combination of elements shook the house! Not very long after the storm started the electric power went all together. Total darkness and continuos flashes accompanied by explosive thunders. We lost the phone communication and TV also.
After about 20 minutes from the blackout the electric power came back. Television too about 1 hour to reconnect and the phones were dead no line for about 3 hours. Internet was gone for 1/2 hour only.
After the storm was over a normal rain continued.
This morning I had a mess with my feeders, saucers and my deck was a disaster. Believe or not I had a mob of birds waiting for me to feed them! C’est la vie!
Text and photographs © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
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How frightening! I hope you are all ok now. I was amused by what you said about the mob of birds waiting for you!
If it rains hard enough the birds take shelter and do not eat from the feeders, if rain continue they begin to get hungry, by morning they are starving!… you get the picture. Thanks Clare! 🙂
Love your “clean up” service 😀
I’ll give to you for free if you want! 🙂 Thanks Emy!
Sorry your weather was so violent but well done your infrastructure for getting everything working again so quickly.
Oh yes, I’ve been busy trimming plants and cutting brush. Thank you very much for caring dear Susan! 🙂
Glad to read all is ok after the storm H.J. How lovely the little feathered friends were on the lookout for you. Have a great weekend:) Eily
Thank you Eily! That’s what’s being friends is all about! 🙂 Have a great weekend too!
It sounds more exciting for you and the birds than you would wish. I am glad that you all came through it.
Yes, we did fine. Thank you Tom! 🙂
Wow, you really got it. We had Weather as well last week, with the threat always present. Isn’t it amazing how quickly the birds come back! Glad you are back to normal. Great shots. 🙂
Thanks LIsa! This time the storm was right on top of us! 🙂
Wow! Quite a day you had, HJ! I’m sure the sight of all these lovely and sweet little birds and creatures waiting for you the next morning must have been extremely welcome and rewarding!
One can’t help it but feel sorry for those creatures outdoors, under that kind of weather. Thanks A.! 🙂
It is easy to forget how a storm affects these little creatures! Charming photos HJ! 🙂
I don’t forget, however, there’s so little I can do in these cases. Thanks Barbara! 🙂
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Thanks Teresa! 🙂
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HJ!!!,
Lovely birdies as per usual… And a very well penned post.
Thanks a lot for sharing. All my best wishes to you, Aquileana 😀
Thanks a lot Aquileana! My best wishes for you too! 🙂