Lightning Tracks

A few weeks back we had a severe storm pass through our area. The next morning I noticed some branches on one of the trees had been striped bare on the top side. Having never seen a tree up close that had been struck by lightning I could only guess that was what had happen. Several days ago we had a gusty, and at times high-winds, kind of day. While walking the Boyz (That is what I call my dogs) I found this branch laying across our little potty-circuit and picked it up.

To my astonishment it was more like picking up a feather than a branch. Looking at the branch I was amazed how barren and smooth the top half was where the lighting embraced it but the bottom length was left untouched. Then I inspected the branch and discovered this: the path that the lighting took to reach the earth. As a lover of Nature and all the cool stuff it does I am glad I was not a tree that day of the storm.

Peace~ The Jagged Man

Chip the Chow Hound

Meet Chip the hound/shepherd mix that has been part of the pack for about three years now. I call him my chow hound because no scrape of food is safe nor does it go to waste. Chip makes sure of that for sure. Nor is a sandwich or piece of pizza safe on the kitchen counter. So here is Chip for your viewing pleasure. I hope you enjoy him as much as I do…and as he enjoys food, seriously he is a hot food loving mess….Peace The Jagged Man