Some interesting skies, and the ultimate tailgating experience...

Spring is my second favorite season (following closely behind Autumn) mainly because I love the springtime thunderstorms that regularly roll in from the west.  I love to sit outside and watch them march steadily towards me, then at the last minute duck back inside.  Last night we had some nice boomers.  Unfortunately there was some damage farther north and east.

I just saw on the national news this same scene, taken from the ballpark a couple of blocks south of me.  Ominous looking, but it caused no damage.

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It seems a couple of my Texas Tech bros (actually one is a sis) are re-purposing old shipping containers to offer the ultimate tailgating experience:

That's how you do it.  Texas Tech engineering at its finest!

Happy weekend everyone.  :)

S

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades

It definitely does NOT apply to thunderstorms.  From mid-afternoon yesterday I watched the radar as thunderstorms began percolating in southeastern Oklahoma.  The best part was they were moving towards me, which is very unusual as most of our weather forms to our southwest.  By 6 pm I received a text message that a severe thunderstorm warning had been issued for my county (nothing damaging expected, just rain, thunder and lightning).  WooHoo!

Wouldn't you know it....just as it arrived on the outskirts of my very town, it fell apart.  We had a little wind, a couple of claps of thunder, and barely enough rain to wet the street.  About the only benefit I got of all this were some gorgeous cloud photos at sunset like the one above, taken looking south from my den window.  

Maybe today will bring us another chance.  Happy Sunday everyone.  ;)

S