Last night, meteorologists in the area were predicting tornado watches and warnings. I don’t know what’s going on and I don’t know Who is ticked off, but this is totally out of the norm for these here parts. I encouraged my mom to put a few pillows and a blanket, among other things, into her bathtub and to stay away from windows. She’s 90. She thinks she’s seen it all, but she took my advice and went about battening down the hatches. Smart woman.
Jeff and I headed next door to our friends’ place to play some cards and indulge in some homemade wine. We figured we’d get through this together, with a little Doobie Brothers in the background. Not too long after sitting down to our first deal, this is what we saw.
I’ll grant you, it’s not a great shot, but it started pouring and it looked mighty scary, so I was in a big hurry to click and run.
As spooky as it was, that was about the extent of it.
Fast forward to this morning. A beautiful morning for a nice long walk. Saying a little prayer of thanks, I headed down to the beach, made a right before I hit the water and landed smack dab in the middle of the local WaWa ( similar to 7-ll’s and such around here). ” gotta have a WaWa”, is what it says on the cup.
So I took the time to stop, smell, and drink the coffee on this most glorious morning.
As the Doobie Brothers say, “It’s a way to make you smile”. Enjoy every morning. Listen to the music…
Take the time to stop and look at some other glorious morning posts at Jake’s. Click on the dragon.
Dear Bliary 
that is some angry sky, and do love the doobies
Doobie, doobie, doo. Me too! 🙂
Yikes. What a difference a night makes! That shelf-cloud or whatever it is, is ridiculous. Coffee is a huge part of morning, so yeah, we needed that. But I especially love the whole washed clean image. That’s morning – literally and figuratively. Ugh. You’re good!
Thanks! Yer my best friend 🙂 hehe
That night scene looks very ominous. I’m so glad it didn’t develop into anything bad. Good for your mom on taking your advice, however. I’ve never had a Wawa, but it sounds really good. 🙂
Just coffee, but a necessary part of a glorious morning, AD. 🙂
Scary stuff! Pleased it did not amount to anything.
Thank you! (Is it Madoqua or Gillian?)
So glad that cloud didn’t turn nasty 🙂
That makes two of us! 🙂
Enjoy!
🙂
I am so happy to hear that it wasn’t to bad…and a great way to wait it out
That’s what we thought. 🙂
Beautiful post my friend for this week theme ,I love your way to start a new day 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity, Jake. 🙂
What a beautiful sky on that second pic!
You must admit, a great way to start the day.
That storm passed over us too and somehow just left us alone. I was very grateful! 🙂
Pretty scary looking. Mother Nature is amazing, though. You gotta respect…
Glad the ominous clouds were the extent of it! And doesn’t it make the brilliant morning even better —
The morning was exquisite and this morning is a ditto on that 🙂
It’s amazing how Nature can change in a few hours if not in minutes. Beautiful beach scene. Totally a place to create amazing memories. Have a blessed weekend my friend.
Much appreciated, Mr. B.
Yes, it doesn’t take long for things to turn around. Luckily, this time it was for the better. Much better :-).
Your poor Mum! But as you say, all’s well that ends well. Thank goodness.
Time for mother to listen to daughter 🙂
The first picture, that’s a usual scene in my hometown. 🙂
It’s a great thing you’re blessed with a beautiful morning the next day.
Well, that must be scary. Or maybe, if it doesn’t cause chaos, beautiful. Depends. I was nervous, but still thought it was pretty amazing.
Thanks for stopping by, indiGo.