wild, windy, and wicked storm passed through here a while ago...

WHEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that was the noisiest, boomingest, whiz-bangiest light-show I ever did see or hear tell of...

I was napping, and a big lightning strike close-by shattered my tropical dream, waking me up to a heart-thumping disorientation.

then the wind came up fierce, and knocked down the last of the mangoes from 40 and 50 feet up in the trees.

BANG !!! SPLAT !!! WHAMMY !! KA-BLAMMO !! on the tin roof.

my kitty was terrified, and hid under the bamboo canopy bed, cowering and shivering.

more thunder, and lightning, WOW !!

the chickens bolted, and ran to hide in the almost-finished shelter (great! now who's gonna clean up all the caca before we plaster? inquiring minds wanna KNOW!?!)

the ducks took cover in the orchard, and Becky Bacon ran for her sty.

and then the heavens opened, with an amazing "freight-train rain"

but the geese, they just STOOD there in the drench-pour, flappetty-flapping their wings, and enjoying the show...