The Joys of Summer Storms
Lightning and the LaFollette's

Our neighbors boat got hit by lightning

That would be the boat and their van/camper

Saturday evening Dean and I decided to sit out on the new screened porch and read our books. I was roasting because the air was pretty dead, so I ran into the garage and grabbed the fan and plugged it in and sat there enjoying the evening. Then the evening thunderstorms rolled in and we sat there enjoying the clouds and the way they were looking. Trying to decide if we were going to get rain or not. It started sprinkling and then the heat lightning and thunder started and it got a little wild. So we decided to come in and check on Grandma and Adam. The power was going off and on. And then while in the kitchen we saw the flash and heard the biggest clap of thunder you could imagine. Adam was on the phone with Aaron at the time and asked him if he had heard that. Aaron said "What, I don't hear anything". We went out to the back patio and the neighbors boat directly behind our house had gotten hit and was in flames. Now this boat is parked right next to my $6000 wood fence. Now don't fret, because our yard is an acre and it was at the back of the yard, but.... We called the fire department, Dean called the neighbors whose boat was going up quickly and told them their boat was on fire. They didn't know, and well... We have a Sheriffs officer that lives next door and she too called to say it was in our backyard so we got a 3 alarm fire. Thanking God for a good friend and a great neighbor. It's nice to get action when we need it. We had about 7 trucks on our little street. Our backyard smells of melted plastic. Not good. Our fence is going to have to be taken down. I only have night pictures to share with you, but I'll get better ones in the morning. Praising God that the boat and oh yeah, the camper/van didn't blow since they had gas in them. Praising God that it's only our fence. Praising God no one was hurt. God is good all the time and He alone is our protector.
I guess my boring evening really got exciting. I could do with less excitement in my life. : )