Our Lake Runneth Over

Yesterday was a tough day for the boys, especially Jimmy. We had band after band of loud thunderstorms roll through the area. This sent the guys into hiding down in the basement. It also brought quite a bit of heavy rain. For our morning walk today, I headed toward the lake as I wanted to see if the water level was up. It was! Significantly.....

That grass sticking up well behind Wilson is the normal edge.....

And speaking of something rolling through the area....Jimmy delighted in a bit of  rolling himself! I couldn't see anything, but he knew something was there. Thank goodness it didn't smell!

Less delightful for Jimmy, this act resulted in a hose-down when we got home.

I definitely think this qualifies as mischief, don't you?

Riding Out the Storm

On the ride home from work tonight I could see a thunder storm out to the west. Out in the direction of my neighborhood.....The closer to home I got, the darker it was, with large bolts of lightening and loud peals of thunder. In the homestretch, the rain began, just a little at first, and pouring down buckets by the time I hit the driveway. John's car was gone so I knew Jimmy would be beside himself in the house. He has a bad thunder phobia, and has even managed to infect Wilson with it. I open the door from the garage to the house, and both boys coming flying out! I turned around to get my laptop out of the back of my car and both boys asked most emphatically to be let in the car. They can't jump in without help, but do put their feet up on the door edge to help with being lifted in. I figured, what the heck, if it eases their worries, why not.

Here they are......

Riders on the Storm!