still in Kansas

Yesterday we had tornadoes in the area again. Emergency sirens were going off and the television was telling everyone to take cover immediately. The weatherman said the possible tornado was headed, if not straight for me, at least too close for comfort. Took the dog out and she wanted nothing more than to get back inside. It was eerie. The wind was blowing the trees around and the sky was many shades of dark and trying to come to a boil. We headed back in and Chloe got under the table and I started getting a mattress ready just in case. Once I felt as prepared as I could I went back out to take some pictures of any tornadoes that might be on the horizon. I've been dreaming of them for years after all, and deja vu was in the air. Thankfully, it had calmed considerably. I waited a few minutes until it was evident that we were in the clear. We didn't even get any of the hail or lightning that brought the interstates to a stop just a few miles away. By eight it was all gone and after all the previous tornado damage this year the city just shrugs off a near miss and goes back to business.