{"id":827,"date":"2009-07-23T12:27:38","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T20:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.wordpress.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2009-07-23T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T20:27:38","slug":"thunderstorms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forecast today and tomorrow is thunderstorms and a chance of rain.\u00a0 The forest fire northwest of us blew up overnight and is now being called &#8220;out of control.&#8221;\u00a0 This is not what we wanted to hear!<\/p>\n<p>This morning while I was working I saw multiple bolts of lightning striking the ground due west of us, and it was exceedingly distracting!\u00a0 We heard thunder on a few of the bolts but the majority were out of our hearing range.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_828\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"size-full wp-image-828\" title=\"thunderstorm1\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/thunderstorm1.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing how a change in season can change my perspective on the sky.  In the spring or fall, this sky looks welcoming, promising rains.\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/thunderstorm1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/thunderstorm1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing how a change in season can change my perspective on the sky.  In the spring or fall, this sky looks welcoming, promising rains.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_829\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-829\" class=\"size-full wp-image-829\" title=\"thunderstorm2\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/thunderstorm2.jpg\" alt=\"In mid summer, this sky looks threatening and very frightening.  The mountains to the far west are totally obscured by smoke laying heavily in the valley,\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/thunderstorm2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/thunderstorm2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In mid summer, this sky looks threatening and very frightening.  The mountains to the far west are totally obscured by smoke laying heavily in the valley,<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Trying not to freak out and just get mentally prepared to have to leave on fairly short notice.\u00a0 We have traveling bird cages and the kitty&#8217;s carrying case all accessible and ready to go, and we&#8217;ll just stick close to home until we know if this storm has sparked any fires.<\/p>\n<p>The changing season is still bringing us new wildflowers to admire off the front deck.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_830\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-830\" class=\"size-full wp-image-830\" title=\"sagebrush1\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/sagebrush1.jpg\" alt=\"A Sagebrush Mariposa, this is a member of the Lily family and used to be widespread but cattle much the flowers which kills the bulbs and these are now fairly rare throughout their range.\" width=\"460\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/sagebrush1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/sagebrush1-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Sagebrush Mariposa, this is a member of the Lily family and used to be widespread but cattle munch the flowers which kills the bulbs and these are now fairly rare throughout their range.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have several of these blooming.\u00a0 We think about extending the area we mow but decided not to risk accidentally losing these plants.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_831\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-831\" class=\"size-full wp-image-831\" title=\"mariposa2\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/mariposa2.jpg\" alt=\"This flower inspired a knitting pattern for a lace scarf.\" width=\"460\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/mariposa2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/mariposa2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This flower inspired a knitting pattern for a lace scarf.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s very stylized, but it was fun to design.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_833\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-833\" class=\"size-full wp-image-833\" title=\"lace-mariposa\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/lace-mariposa.jpg\" alt=\"A lace scarf using some handspun yarn.\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/lace-mariposa.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/lace-mariposa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/lace-mariposa-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lace scarf using some handspun yarn.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_834\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-834\" class=\"size-full wp-image-834\" title=\"cincfoil\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/cincfoil.jpg\" alt=\"This is a cinquefoil, but which one is somewhat of a mystery.\" width=\"460\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/cincfoil.jpg 479w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/cincfoil-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a cinquefoil, but which one is somewhat of a mystery.  This is a member of the Rose family.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_836\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"size-full wp-image-836\" title=\"umbrella\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/umbrella1.jpg\" alt=\"This a Sulpher Buckwheat; they become edged with pink as they age.  The scientific name is Eriogonum umbellatum for anybody who cares.\" width=\"460\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/umbrella1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/umbrella1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This a Sulpher Buckwheat; they become edged with pink as they age.  The scientific name is Eriogonum umbellatum for anybody who cares.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tonight we will watch the fourth episode of &#8220;Torchwood:\u00a0 Children of Earth&#8221; on BBC-America.\u00a0 This is an excellent science fiction show and we&#8217;re very much enjoying it.\u00a0 It gave me spooky dreams last night.\u00a0 I was awakened in the middle of the night by a entire hunting family of coyotes right next to the house, all talking to each other at full voice.\u00a0 Then I heard deer complaining about the chorus a bit higher up the mountain and the coyotes must have heard it as well as they left our immediate vicinity.\u00a0 It was too hot to sleep last night as well.\u00a0 I think I may have to take a nap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forecast today and tomorrow is thunderstorms and a chance of rain.\u00a0 The forest fire northwest of us blew up overnight and is now being called &#8220;out of control.&#8221;\u00a0 This is not what we wanted to hear! This morning while I was working I saw multiple bolts of lightning striking the ground due west of us, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}