All the weather

Today was warm. Warm as in we opened up the windows and I contemplated changing into a short sleeved shirt. It's still February, mind you, historically my least favorite month of the year because of the unrelenting cold weather. 

Late this afternoon a storm started rolling in. It was totally dark by 5:40 because of the heavy clouds. When I went to feed horses about the same time, it was just starting to rain lightly. Further west, where TM lives and J. works there was some significant hail. But ever the photographer, TM braved the falling balls of ice for a good photo.



By 6:30 I was keeping the live weather forecast on my phone because of the number of tornado sightings. It was a rather stressful forty minutes as we kept track of where tornados were. One did pass about three miles south of us.

Poor Kenzie spent the storm sheltering in the downstairs bathroom, which he does whenever a storm passes through. 


I'm sure he didn't think it was the optimum way of celebrating his right year anniversary as part of our family. 

To continue with our little weather fest, the temperature is supposed to drop tonight to well below freezing and bring some snow as well. We're going to be under freezing for the rest of the day. Then on Thursday, we're supposed to go back to the upper forties. It's nuts. 

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