Oh HAIL!!!

Well, it had to happen. It was so hot and dry the past few days, but I had to take Mike to the doctor today, and that took several hours while they did some tests, and I got home and finally started watering. Within an hour, the sky grew dark and thunder rumbled and BAM! a hailstorm hit. Marble sized hailstones bouncing scross the yard, a cold wind blowing them and the rain onto the porch.



Today they are predicting highs of 99 with afternoon ripping thunderstorms again. I have to say that I was laughing at the cold air, the pounding hailstones - because it was so amazing, so swift, so intense - and then an hour later it was all gone again. Lightning striking repeatedly far south, lighting up the sky, while the sun weakly poured out its orange setting glow onto the soaked and battered landscape.

I went to the town meeting last night too. Nice folks there. I wanted to make sure that Mike and I were within codes for construction of the greenhouse, chicken coop, etc. Guess what? No codes. They had some once but no one knows where they are or what they were. Not that we are going to build anything outrageous - but I wanted to make sure we didn't get halfway done and then run into a permitting problem. No problem - no permits. Kewl. Someone seemed to remember that there are to be no livestock - but someone else said that was in reference to feedlots.

Mike Burge from the Community Development County org was there to talk about enhancing growth, wind turbines, and ecotourism. He encouraged the board to do a webpage for Cody. They talked about the businesses for sale in town and what the town could do about keeping them and enhancing them. All very fascinating. I did not tell them all of the things I know and have experienced - that would have taken too long and been rude - about development. I just sat and listened. All bright and enthusiastic thinking people there. What a change.

The day before yesterday I poured a lot of molds in the basement, and yesterday I started cleaning them. Can't wait to paint and fire this stuff and get it going too.

Well the wind is blowing and it's time to get to work before the storms come again!!!