Watching the clouds

It turned out to be a nice cool evening to be at the park. Alexander Park has a huge field to run and play on. We met some friends their and the kids burned off some energy. Our family had picked up KFC for our dinner and gotten there early. As we spread out our yummy fare, it was apparent that although mom had brought plates, there were no utensils that we are accustom to using nor any napkins to wipe our messy hands. Those of us brave enough to do so, used a chicken bone to scoop out mashed potatoes and slaw. Biscuits and pieces of chicken were handy for eating with, or your hands. Green beans can be eaten with your fingers. One wet wipe, which was all that was left, was shared by Hannah and mom and the boys went to the Restroom to wash.
The kids enjoyed Josiah's big ball.


After all the running, Hannah sat and made a tiny, colorful bouquet under the interesting clouds.




I've never seen clouds like these. They were quite pretty to look at and intriguing.


We didn't know what to make of them. We just watched in amazement.

Maybe a weather person could explain what was happening here. But we didn't need anyone to explain what happened next. We just knew we had to get everything under the pavilion.

And FAST! It was one minute from sprinkle to pouring down rain.

It came down fast and furious and the wind blew it in on us and the young ones cried and wanted to go home. I don't blame them. It thundered and lighteninged (is that how you spell that?). The sky was dark and menacing, and when you tried to look in the direction from which the wind was blowing, all you saw was dark and the rain blew in your face. Some poor people were caught out on the trails and came hurrying in, soaking wet.

After waiting, it finally ended. The field was flooded.

But the sky was clear again, and we all went home to get dry clothes on and get in our nice, warm beds.