
we had our first good monsoon storm yesterday. they are coming early this year, but we welcome the precipitation and change in temperature.
it started out all dark and then the storm finally hit. within 10 minutes our street looked like a river. after the main rain had passed, the clouds and lightning hung around for a bit.
we were in the house when we heard a big crack like something breaking and falling. we went around looking inside and outside to see what it might have been, when i discovered that the power was out.
outside, i noticed some neighbors talking in the alley and i saw one of the power line poles was slightly on fire. the neighbors informed me that they called the fire department and the power company, and that a lightning bolt hit the pole.
fiancée and i got in the car and went out to eat dinner and do a little shopping. when we returned home, the power was still out but the electric company was on the scene trying to figure out how to get a giant truck down the narrow alley.
we spent the rest of the evening in the backyard by candlelight, watching the “tv show” about two repair men replacing a cross beam.





