Well, bad news first. Joe is still positive for COVID. Mind is negative, but I've still got crap in my lungs. Joe went into town a secured me my new puffer. Every time I wake up, it takes ages to clear my lungs. (See yesterday's post.)
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My pumpkins are doing really well. The size of the leaves is impressive. Lots of blooms. I noticed a tree frog on top of the camera.
Remember the spider that took up residence on the camera? Well, across the face of the camera. I'll bet it is gone now. I have a wee defender!
The sick guy harvested cherry tomatoes for his lunch.
I was worried about the fountain and went out to drain it before the storm. I did my laundry, as well. Just in case we lost power.
Joe's water fountain was unplugged, as it wasn't working. I thought I'd drain it. I just decided I'd plug it in and check. It worked. I filled it up and finally, something on Crumbly Acres was working!
Ah summer, flowers, green things growing and colour!
Look what rolled in during the day! A big storm, as well as rain. It gave us 10 mm (o.4"). But it wasn't over!
We had nuked our dinners, and settled in for TV. Having gut-wrenching coughing, and using my new puffer every hour and a half or two hours, we were distracting ourselves watching Cold Case. Joe had to pause while I hacked up phlegm. I know he feels so badly! There is nothing anyone can do. For a new distraction...
Yes, tornado warning! I grabbed our medications, water, puffer, Cinnamon, laptop & iPad, iPhone, and headed for the basement. We've a cinder block foundation and I felt safe there.
The rain hammered down. Winds blew.
Nutmeg followed us downstairs, I went back up to bring Cinnamon down. They started chasing one another. She went behind the couch, he jumped up beside me. She jumped up and grabbed his bum. As if we needed more entertainment!
I posted our photos to the family stream, just in case anything happened. Texted with my friend in Timmons, trying to laugh about it. One of Jesse's friends Messaged me, to see if we were OK.. It was very comforting!
The sound of the wind, the rain hammering down on the chimney cover, wind, thunder and lightning. Wow.
We watched the lightning radar, as well as the weather radar.
Power outages nearby. Our lights were flickering. It didn't actually go off so that we had to reset clocks.
We didn't get any sort of All Clear from Environment Canada, and this was the best way to figure out if we were good to go back upstairs. I checked the rain gauge and we had another 14mm (0.55").
Power outages this morning...
Our total rainfall for the day was 24mm (about an inch). What a day! Let's hope for a quiet one.
Just down the road, 5 kilometres away. Bass Lake.
A tornado has been confirmed at Rideau Ferry.
Dr. Drummond, not too far away.
Bass Lake near Smiths Falls tonight: pic.twitter.com/ncj2JObmgf
— Lanarkist (@LanarkistNews) July 25, 2024
I saw that 29 was closed at the underpass at Pakenham.
ReplyDeleteGood grief! I’m so sorry for all you’re going through. I hope you’re totally well soon. I remember well when Art returned with COVID from Dubai last year. It was exhausting for all of us. Tornadoes are totally frightening. I’m glad you’re safe.
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: Uh oh… I’m using my iPad so I just realized that the comment I just left might not have identified who I was.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an evening you had, as well as the area hit by tornado! Glad to see no homes were damaged (that you showed). Poor trees. So sorry about the cough continuing...though you've at least shucked off Covid. Hope that means you can get rid of the bronchial stuff soon too. One less virus to worry your system...so tell it to celebrate and let you off the hook for a while!
ReplyDeleteThere can't be anything more coming your way. At least your covid is gone. Stay safe & well.
ReplyDeleteI hope you both feel much better very soon. I admire how you manage everything inside your house and out! Aloha from Honolulu
ReplyDeleteWhat a night. Glad that you escaped the worst of it.
ReplyDeleteHope you are both better real soon. The coughing is so hard on a older body, your ribs hurt so bad. My husband has found that pineapple juice helps with the mucus it thins it out...keep drinking water... be kind to yourself.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a lot.
ReplyDeleteGet well!!
Wow! That's too much going on 😢 The COVID is really hanging on 😢
ReplyDeleteTrying to catch up on blog posts and just now realizing this post is from ages ago, and I've posted on more recent, more healthy posts since
ReplyDeleteThat'll teach me to get so far behind🤪