The Fearless Farm Frau: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night . . .

Well, OK, it isn't stormy YET, but it will be. We're receiving dire predictions of severe weather all day, with a pretty good sized area (around where I live) having a 70% chance of tornadoes.

Of course, since I live in Kansas, I'll probably rush out to see if I can see it. It's rather thrilling to see storms build up during the day--you wouldn't believe how fast they can build and move. At night, it's another matter. It's kind of like camping out in a tent without a campfire in bear country . . .and you just realized you opened jerky for a midnight snack. You can't see them coming. We live far enough out of town that we only hear the sirens when it's absolutely calm and we're outside. I don't plan to sleep outside tonight.

"Why not get a weather radio?" you're probably asking. Well, because whenever I see them we either don't need one or I'm on a budget that week. Somehow a weather radio fund keeps slipping my mind as well. So I guess you don't pays your money, you takes your chances!

I've always been fascinated by storms though. Let me share a little bit of Kansas weather with you!