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Thunder on the Way |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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In the predawn hours I could feel the storm coming. Winston was quivering and wedging himself between us. Reaching out to comfort him I could hear the distant rumbling low. I drift off to the rhythm of his vibrations, only to be awakened by panting and pawing and then the thunder cracking right overhead. The much needed rain poured down. I looked at the clock and then at the dog, knowing full well that I wasn’t getting those last thirty minutes. I got up to fix the coffee with Winston glued to my heels. We sat together waiting for the thunder to roll on by as the rains remained. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! A thunderstorm is doing its thing down here in the swamp as we speak . . . er . . . type. We have really been lucky for the last month. We have been getting one and sometimes two thunder-boomers a day, which has kept us out of the ninety degree range for the most part. I love'em. Poor Winston . . . Thunder doesn't bother Zoe at all . . . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
He really hates the thunder! And fireworks! Other than that he is pretty mellow. We really needed a break in the heat. It is not going to help the humidity though. ugh! ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
We're getting our second thunderstorm of the day . . . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
reminds me of the monster thunderstorms in Montana...james |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
I remember as a kid I didn't like thunder so I sympathize with Winston. ~L |
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Redstart Senior Member
since 2014-05-16
Posts 535 |
I know the power of those rains, and I feel for you. Strength is just a word that we are all told to have, but it is so much easier for some. x |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Over the years I've gotten much better about my fear of storms. And my husband is always up on the news and weather so now I just concern myself with calming Winston. ~L |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Wow, that was a biggie! Comforting hugs and hugs of all kinds and loving woofs to Winston. He probably has even better hearing than the average dog (who apparently has 10 times the hearing that humans do). I have one about a 48-hour deluge as I have never, to the best of my recollections. experienced in my 70 years. Wrote it very recently about the Sunday night to Tuesday night of last week. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Winston would be in trouble if it rained that long...we would have to drag him out with an umbrella to do his business. LOL! ~L |
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