Hard Rain

While we were picking up the kids from school yesterday, a massive storm blew in and dumped inches of rain in a short amount of time. The wind picked up the patio umbrella and table and tossed it over the top of the grill. The glass top shattered into a million pieces which I'm still not too sure how to clean up out of the grass. The grill seems to be fine, but a little bent up. The trellis, which had just begun to be breathtaking with purple and blue morning glories was also up-ended. I can't quite tell if they were uprooted completly, but they are not looking so good right now. A patio chair flew in the other direction and smashed my tomato plants and the wind also flattened my sunflowers. Out front, the rain pooled inches from our front door. I was so relieved that it did NOT go into the garage where Robb's library is still stacked in boxes. All in all, I think I will be most heartbroken if my morning glories got killed. I've been enjoying them for weeks now and spent a lot of time this summer watering them. It was also a relief to sense the sturdiness of the house as the wind beat against it. I'm thankful.