Tornadoes and the Donut Hole

Since I was gone all day yesterday I thought it best to get some of my indoor work done today.  So that is what I did this morning.  After lunch I went to Books A Million, and found a couple of books I had been looking for.  I then went to Kroger and stocked up on some items that I needed.

Had supper with Kevin and Renea.  Renea was going to fix tacos Sunday, but since we had such a big late lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse none of us were hungry.  So she fixed them today and invited me to join them.  I take all the ingredients and make a salad.  Hadn’t had them for quite a while and they sure tasted good.  After supper I watched DWTS.  Jana and I text each other with our opinions (which are so important to the show).  Anyway, neither of us were surprised at who was eliminated.  She acted like she didn’t want to be there.

This morning, after I finished my morning chores, I went outside and started mowing the grass.  Now, I have told y’all before how I mow my yard in sections.  Well, today I finished three sections.  I’m afraid to start another one because I think I need gas in the mower.  Sure don’t want to run out of gas in the middle of the yard J  I made sure I didn’t mow the grass where my little killdeer is nesting.  She kept an eye on me, and I stayed away from her.

I also took a few outside pictures that I needed.  Also checked the new trees.  The tulip poplar buds are starting to open.  The oak tree buds are also starting to open.  The new chase tree is looking really good.  The crepe myrtles are also looking good.  However, the redbud tree and golden raintree do not have any buds on them.  I haven’t checked the franklin trees yet.  I’m taking a break right now. 

Finished a small section of grass, and then I quit because I was almost out of gas.  Three of the six franklin trees are looking pretty good.  Now I am done for the day.  Back to work tomorrow.

It is now tomorrow.  It is cloudy and cool.  We are supposed to have rain later.  Kevin bowled last night so he didn’t get to fill the mower with gas.  This means I will not be mowing grass today.  Instead I pulled some weeds.  I need to pull the weeds around the lantanas that I cut back and also around the azalea bush.  I finished about half of that today.  When I finish I will be able to spray roundup on the rest of the weeds.  However, it is windy today and I don’t want to take a chance on getting any roundup on the lantanas or azalea. 

I am sitting here watching the prettiest yellow bird at the backyard feeder.  I don’t know if it is a canary or gold finch.  I can’t tell the difference.  Maybe they are one and the same?  There have been several cardinals at my front feeders today.  There are a lot of other birds coming and going, but I am not sure what they are.

Kevin came home from work and filled the mower with gas so I am all set for tomorrow.

WHAT A NIGHT!  I went to bed after the news.  The weather guy said that the rain was supposed to get here about midnight.  No severe weather!  Maybe a few rumbles of thunder with a lot of rain.  Well…..about 11 o’clock I received a text that said we had a severe thunderstorm warning in Russell County (where I live).  The lightning and thunder was unbelievable.  No rain though.  About 15 minutes later I received a text saying there was a tornado warning in Lee County.  That county borders Russell County to the north.  So, I got up and turned on the television.  The tornado was in the area of Beauregard and heading east.  This was just a couple of miles north of us. 

The lightning was so bad I didn’t want to go outside to go to Kevin and Renea’s.  SCARY!  Poor Penny was pacing back and forth in the house.  Before that warning expired I received another text saying there was a tornado warning in Russell County across Hwy. 80 heading east.  Now that is about ½ mile south of us.  The sirens were blaring, but I did not hear the roar of a tornado.  I decided to stay put because the lightning was still so bad.  I stayed up watching the television until we got the all clear which was about 1:30 a.m.  Penny and I then went to bed.

Thank God for the donut hole!