Normal Sundays

 Last Sunday my boys and I went "wash hunting".

When it rains here our "river" beds (normally dry)

begin to flow with water.  Not just normal water but RUSHING

water.  We decided to go in search of the best one.

(The day before this the water was rushing so much

that it overflowed onto a major road causing traffic to be rerouted for 5 hours!)

We did not get as much excitement as the day before but we

did see some foolish people allow their children to play in the fast moving water.

*side note: Here if you go past the barricades and get stuck/trapped, you can be fined

up to $5000 per emergency vehicle that comes to your rescue.

 safely watching

once a cop showed up on our side of the water,

 the people on the other side scattered back to their homes.

 Even safer.  The water was down stream and moving fast

 Another wash but not as much.  We were surprised because

this was at the base of the Mt where it usually runs fastest.

Here is the rain we dwelt with the week before. Mind you

we were returning from a lake.

It was a hilly area with a bunch of rock slides.

Our truck after we drove through a rock slide.

This is a picture of each passenger door with damage

as well the window has scratches from the rocks.

Good thing we know a bodyman that can repair this.

Now turn to this Sunday August 5.  We were celebrating Ashley's

20th birthday at my parents house.  There was some rain. 

Meanwhile, 10 miles away....the storm hit hard.  Reports are winds of 60+ MPH.

We come home to check on our chickens because a friend

told us their fence was knocked over due to the winds. 

We go into the backyard and chickens are fine BUT

the trampoline and shed are gone.

I found them in the neighbors yard.  Mind you the neighbor is

quite a distance away.