Sunday, December 04, 2005

KT, JT, and Lucy's excellent adventure

This lovely sunday afternoon, Josh, Lucy, and I went for a walk. Acutally it wasn't very lovely at all. It was a very cloudy afternoon when we set out for our walk. We wound our way through the neighborhood that is located behind our apartments. At the back of the neighborhood is a trail that leads you down the power lines. We walked along with our dog bounding by our side. Lucy was having so much fun playing in the mud and the puddles. Oh, the life of a dog. As we crested a hill, we heard this buzzing noise and what an amazing sight we beheld. There, lying below us, was a power grid. This huge expanse of metal power things sending electricity to the masses. We stood in amazement for some time before continuing on our journey. We walked along the trail trying to figure out which way to go, when in the distance we heard the rumble of thunder. We finally chose a direction that we thought was toward home, and proceeded. We came directly under a set of power lines when we heard this crackling sound. I could see Josh's hair standing on end, and the storm was getting closer. We scrambled up a hill and fought our way through briars and thorns. As the blood was dripping from our limbs we got to the top of the hill finding the trail we needed. At this point the thunder storm was almost upon us. When we got back to the road the sky opened up and every cat and dog that pour down on us when it rains, fell onto our little heads. (I have never understood the saying, "it's raining cats and dogs"). Josh wanted to take refuge under a tree limb, but I would have none of it and enjoyed every minute of getting doused with cold rain. Josh finally surrendered to the rain, and we continued toward home splashing in mud puddles and feeling the water squish in our socks. Just as we got to our apartment, lightning struck mere feet away from us, and the thunder was so loud it made Lucy cry. We ran to the safety of our apartment where we reminisced about a day a couple of years ago when it thundered as we took our vows to love and cherish each other till death do us part. Man, I love thunder storms!

1 comment:

Brian T. Murphy said...

Also remember a couple of years ago when Frank got hit by electricty from the sky (also called lightning), twice in the same night.

I like your story Katie.

BTM