It was heavenly.

 Last night's thunderstorm and rain -  it was heavenly.   We were a bit worried about wind damage and the power went off for about a minute.  Luckily, no hail and not a lot of wind.  A lightning strike  may have started a fire on the Green Monarch's mountain - reported this morning.  

 Jon and I hiked that once with Neil and Ann Wimberley and John and Gail Underwood.  It wasn't an easy hike, but I remember that we had a lunch of wine and cheese when we got to the top and the view of the lake.  I have one photo from the trip that Neil took of Jon and I on the mountain - looking towards Hope.   It is lost in my collection of thousands of photos...

The dahlias and all of the other plants loved the rain.  No damage although my petunias look pretty sad this morning.  They will recover.

Happy Saturday and Labor Day weekend.  Enjoy the leftovers from the rain since we now have 100 degree temperatures to look forward to in September.  I'm sure it will be a record setting heat wave.

I almost forgot the birthdays!  Happy Birthday August peeps!  Linda, Chase, Ben, Malcom, Leslie,  and Brian Applebury.