Lucky!

It has been raining steadily this August. A good thing compared to past summers where there was nothing but sweltering heat! But with the rain comes lightning and thunder.

Last Thursday there was a big storm and at about 3 am the electricity went out. (I was out of town but Jim recounts) that he got up to turn off the battery back up for the computer, and was standing in the kitchen watching it pour down when a HUGE lighting and simultaneous gigantic CRACK scared everyone silly. Apparently Estrella did a back flip and hit the wall about 3 feet up! The damage wasn't assessed until the next morning. BOOM cannon file off the starboard bow! The top of the arch as you see exploded there are bricks and cement everywhere. A bunch of tiles were broken. (not to mention various wireless phones and modems that now are kaput!) But other than that. WHEW! I glad that wasn't me! I don't remember if I posted last year, but we lost two palm trees in October to lightning. What is it with our place. Why now? Needless to say we are going to install a lightning rod.