Stormy Weather

[stoutfellow]

Storms swept through the area last night, with at least three tornadoes in the metro area. The dogs and I spent some time in the basement during the worst of it. (Buster trotted down the basement stairs without any hesitation, and promptly trotted back up. The steps were too high for Gracie, so I had to carry her down and then go find Buster. He was hiding under his hassock. I wound up carrying him down too, this time closing the basement door; he spent the whole time perched on the top step, waiting to be let out again. Buster really doesn't like the basement. Can't blame him.... Gracie, on the other hand, once down had a grand old time, sniffing every dusty corner.)

Edwardsville's time under the gun was mercifully brief; we were able to come back up after about twenty minutes. It was not until this morning that I saw the damage we'd taken; one of my pears lost a major branch, which, in falling, took out my mailbox. I'll have to run over to Sears Hardware today....