Wild Bill and I decided last Saturday that we need to get more of our outside projects done…I would mow yards and deal with weeds etc. while he uses the trencher to dig a trench for the new pipe for the new well…as you can see in the picture below it is quite a process.
We have 2000′ feet of new pipe to install for the house, shop, barn, irrigation etc…it is a huge job with trenching, running the backhoe as needed, and laying the new pipe and fittings etc.!
As I was finishing up the mowing I looked up on top of the hill behind our house and saw these ominous black clouds drifting in overhead.
There was no doubt that a storm was imminent…I got WB’s attention and pointed towards them…then I ran into the house to grab my camera!
Why is it that when I see clouds like this that I think of ET or Jabba The Hut???
I couldn’t seem to fit the incredible clouds into my lens…the cloud cover was massive and I knew I had a short window of time to capture the magnitude of the storm…I needed to get as far back as I could!
Finally I ran hard down into the pasture across the road and I captured this photo…you can see how the clouds were transforming the blue sky into night…at 2:00 in the afternoon!
Ok Toto this is not looking good…HRCG get your buns back to the house!
The storm slowed to a stand still overhead…something was going to happen as I could feel the temps dropping from warm to cold…which was an odd feeling.
I ran back to the front porch…whew…pant-pant…whew. Running is not my thing…walking fast is good or riding a horse!
I could feel a brisk breeze on my face as the air got colder and the dark clouds began to turn white.
And then the heavens opened and all hail broke loose!
Thankfully the hail began to turn to rain within a few minutes…heavy rain where you could almost not see through it like a fog…we actually got 1/4″ in 10 minutes!
By late afternoon we were back to life is good in Juniper Canyon…blue skies with the sun shining and birds singing…I could not help but break out into song:)
The hills are alive,
With the sound of music
With songs they have sung
For a thousand years
As the day slowly ended, God blessed us with one of His beautiful sunsets…I never grow tired of seeing all the incredible colors of nature and the world God created all around us:)
Buck says the day ended well:)
Minnie says…hmmmm…ok well kiss my stripes…why…no reason…remember I am the “Cat” and my goal is to keep you guessing:) I know Minnie Mouse and I loves you lots!
With that said…follow your heart…take along your forever friends and family…they will keep an eye out for you as they travel along with you…they are your heart and a blessing from God to your life:)
Wishing you a Sunny and Shinny Day:) Happy Monday wherever you are!













































































































































































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