Violent Weather!

 We had a very hard storm sweep through our area last night. There was torrential rain, strong wind, and a few sharp cracks of lightning and thunder. It didn't last very long, and we didn't get the hail or mini-tornado winds that some nearby communities got, but I'm sure there were broken tree limbs and maybe some trees uprooted locally. I really thought some of my big old trees might come down on my lower lawn, but as far as I know, there was no damage. I did have a lot of water coming off of my roof next to the porch. I watched for a while as it beat down on the patio, but the wind was constantly changing and I was getting sprayed with water, so I finally retreated to the house. This morning everything looks normal and my pond is back up after being about six inches below normal!

I want to remind folks about the Italian Dinner at the Joe's Pond Pavilion this Saturday - it is always a great meal, so if you don't already have tickets, get in touch with Jeremy or Lori Grenier, 802-505-0032, to see if they still have tickets available.

Also, if you are up for chicken BBQ, the Cabot United Church has dinners available by donation on Saturday, starting at 5:30. Their meals are always very good. This is a takeout meal - or you can eat on the common where there are usually tables available. I enjoy getting takouts. 

Then, mark your calendar for July 26th - and visit North Danville's Old Home Day evening event featuring Howard Coffin. See poster - Howard's presentations are always great. He is a powerful speaker and is an authority on the Civil War as it pertained to Vermont. I have heard this presentation and it is very interesting. You won't be disappointed.

So much to do, so little good weather to do it in! 

We are expecting an unusually nice weekend, but getting all that rain last night (I measured 2.27 inches) in such a short period of time - and so close to the infamous July 10th date of disastrous storms that hit Cabot Village two years in a row - did sort of rattle my nerves a bit. I haven't heard, but I'm betting that all the work accomplished in the village to prevent flooding again paid off. The babbling brooks that come off the hillsides into the Winooski in Cabot can become raging, powerful tools of disaster in mere minutes when there is heavy rainfall like last night. We can only hope the measure to mitigate damage worked. The ground was dry, which might have helped some, but rain that heavy isn't absorbed quickly enough, so there's bound to be serious runoff.

Take care - summer storms may not be as serious here as in other parts of the country, but we still need to be cautious. Stay safe and enjoy the nice weather while it's here!