Deluge / Disinterment / Horse Pine Pellets

I had barely closed my eyes to go to sleep when the heavy rains began accompanied by thunder and lightning it must have been around 2:15 a.m. I say "must have been" because the power went out as is a common occurrence anytime there is a thunderstorm.

This deluge was different as the intensity did not vary and it was coming down in sheets.  It was leaking in the usual places where I already keep buckets close by.  Electricity came back on and the telephone rang around 5:00 a.m. a robocall from the city alerting us to the fact that we were under a flash flood alert as it had already rained more than three inches and more was on the way.

We ended up with 4.75 inches and Laughlin Air Force Base received close to 8 inches.  Both the front as well as the backyard were a lake.  I do not know why the boys did not go to the garage or the little shed to seek shelter from the rain as they do during the winter.  They were by the kitchen door getting wet...silly cats!

It did not dry out until the afternoon when the sun came out.  My old pulverized horse pine pellets that I used to cover the ruts and bury the snake floated away.  I was not happy to see that the darn snake had been disinterred and that I had to once again deal with it.  Where is my tall weathered cowboy to deal with things that frighten me?  Had to drink me a beer to give me the courage and another one to calm my nerves after I finished the deed.

I still had not finished shoveling the old horse pine pellets so I could lay some fresh ones down.  If you are wondering why?  We live downhill and when it rains water ponds behind the kitchen. If you are not familiar with horse pine pellets...you lay them down in stables and it makes cleaning up a snap.  In case you did not know horses...when they urinate, they urinate a lot...horse pine pellets absorb this liquid and also eliminate the smell.

This evening and around the same time period as last night we are expecting more storms.  Starting Thursday the temperatures will be the high 90's to low 100's.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.