Planning outdoor activities this afternoon is difficult as a tumultuous weather front seems to be taking shape over the area. Softball-sized hail is in our forecast. Staying home with the SUV in the garage seems most prudent. The weekend weather has extended into the week with bursts of wind and rain, and as a result my 8' tall native sunflowers are all leaning at drunken angles. Cat dinner feeding will happen after consulting the radar and determining I have enough time for the round trip.

I picked up branches in the back yard that wind blew out of the tree next door. They apparently got some of them out of my yard by reaching over the fence with their rake (so polite!) I'm sure the dogs were a huge help (enjoying the company.) We're talking fences again - I'm going to finish mine and they're thinking about redoing the front-facing portion of theirs that connects to the corner of mine. The least I can do is assist, if they want help, since I have all of the tools.

How is weather everywhere else? This is the time when I worry about Patty in her RV - finding a safe place to park and hopefully not get pounded by hail is a gift. (When hail threatens the large open spaces beside the roads of the Interstate highway underpasses here in Fort Worth look like parking lots as everyone without a garage pulls in there for the duration.) Around here Spring doesn't leave the area in a lamb-like fashion.