Spectacular display

The "light show" last night that ran for about four or five hours, was spectacular but frightening. I have never seen the night sky lite up so brightly for such a sustained period of time. The frequent brilliant shots of fork lightening and subsequent thunder blasts were a stark reminder of the dangerous situation it could turn into. The rain was torrential, and the sump pump was just not able to keep up with the huge amount of water coming down, so I just gave up and let it accumulate. I certainly was not going to step outside to clear the pump - not with the lightening as it was. The winds never amounted to anything stronger than a stiff breeze so for that I was thankful. This morning there was little damage to observe around the yard, and the garden and plants were well watered.
We spent some time at Mike's place in North Bay today although he was at work and we did not see him. Harry planted his window boxes and hanging baskets, and I did up his sink and counter full of dirty dishes. He called us when he got home from work and was very appreciative of what we did for him -that always makes it worth while. Tomorrow is another busy day which includes a trip to Mothers place to plant more, and water, and check the house, and take some tomato plants to the neighbour that has always for years done the grass cutting and snow blowing there. Also when Mother was alive, he  went over to her place if we called him eg if the phone was off the hook, he would walk over and fix it. He always kept an eye on her place for us which was a comfort. For example, he would always look over in the morning to see if the dining room light was on, and if so, then he knew she was up and having breakfast and thus OK. Time for bed as I didn't get much sleep last night - too much time sitting at the window watching the rain and lightening. Take care