Weather Hi-jinks

We've been in drought conditions for several years now.  This summer Mother Nature has been making up for lost time.

Last night, the weathercasters were talking about how Moriarty (east of Albuquerque) was getting a lot of lightning.  I walked outside around 11 PM and sure enough, there was a lot of lightning off to the east.  It looked cool, but like 'not a big deal'.

I went to bed around midnight.  It's a good thing I had today (Friday) off because I woke up and my alarm clock was flashing, meaning the power had been off for a while.  If this had been a work day, I'd have been late to work.

I'm not sure when the power went off and for how long - after all, I was asleep at the time.  In calculating the time the clock had been flashing, it looked as though the power came back on around 4:30 PM. 

Tonight, the weathercasters said that between the hours of 10 PM and 4 AM, the Albuquerque metro area got 1,000 lightning strikes.  Wow! 

Right now, 7:15 PM on Friday, it looks like we've got another storm moving in.  Lots of wind and clouds. 

Staying under cover,
Papillon

More Random Musings

I'm still feeling rather laid back after my lovely day yesterday at the Botanical Park.

I'm glad I went when I did.  Later in the afternoon a thunderstorm moved through.  Lots of wind & rain.  I was glad I was home.  I did worry about a young man who came to my door wanting to give me a religious brochure.  As always I politely said no, thank you.  I hope he was able to find shelter from the storm.

Earlier in the summer I visited my mom who lives in west Texas.  There are a number of odd place names on the way to & from Albuquerque.  For example:  there is Cannibal Draw (near Big Spring, TX).  I wonder what happened there to give it that name.  I keep telling myself I'm going to do some research on it.  However, I've been a bit lazy in that regard.

One of the routes I've taken over the years goes through Lincoln County - where Billy the Kid earned his notoriety.  Lincoln NM has a small cemetery.  Some gravestones are old.  Some are newer.  Some don't even have a formal headstone - just a large stone (about the size of a bowling ball) at the head and foot of the grave.  Kinda sad when you think about it.

There is one headstone that amuses me.  It's for a husband and wife.  His claim to fame is that he was a 'pal of Billy the Kid'.  I guess if that's your 15 minutes of fame, then you might as well run with it.

Papillon