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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Safe from the storm

Monday evening brought lots of stormy Monsoon weather. Usually the animals in my household aren't too bothered by the lightning and thunder, but this particular storm included lots of really close lightning strikes followed by very LOUD thunder.
My daughter's cat, Bones, found safety in my lap all evening long. Just before going to bed, I sat down to check the weather on my laptop, and sure enough Bones made sure he had a nice spot to settle in. Here he is tucked safely away between the arm of my chair and me.
What I wish I had a picture of is one of my Chihuahua, Chiquita, who spent the entire night huddled up against my head shivering while I tried to sleep. She was really bothered by the thunder. Once the first thunderclap sounded early in the evening, she made sure she was close to me the entire night. Bones, on the other hand, was content just to sleep at my feet. Gee, it's nice to be needed. :)