Category Archives: Wisconsin

A time to share

Columns, Family, Wisconsin

If I hadn’t written this in a column, I would never have remembered any of the day. I don’t remember what class I took that fall, maybe because I was half asleep during the class. But that’s only a small part of this happening. Listen and hear what I was sharing.

Bob isn’t mentioned as he was working his long night shift at Seymour Canning Company. That took him away from the family well into October and then harvest took his attention.

Memories are good to save and share. I hope you consider saving some of your own.

Until next time, that’s it from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright © 2021 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved

Fog rolls in

Weather, Wisconsin

My sunrise phot was bright but then this bit of fog rolled in.

Nothing bad.

It is burning off as I type.

I can understand why it is difficult to predict the weather. It is forever changing.

Until next time, that’s it from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright © 2021 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved

Lightning strikes!

Weather, Wisconsin

Thunderstorms dropped large hail south of Sunnybook Farm, but not one ice crystal came here.

A different thunderstorm problem popped up instead. Listen, watch, and find out what happened.

I could smell the ozone, but it wasn’t until Wednesday that I really had a chance to look around and discover how close the lightning came.

Definitely too close for comfort.

Happily, this bolt took just the tree and not me.

Until next time, that’s it from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright © 2021 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved

Thunderstorm

Weather, Wisconsin

When the weather alert sounded that a severe thunderstorm was heading toward Seymour, I had time to put the car in the shed.

This look at the storm clouds was a bit earlier, before the alert when I took Sunny out for his morning constitutional.

The worst of the storms went south of here, lucky for me but not for the people who had large hail drop from the sky.

I was sitting in the living room when lightning struck somewhere near. I jumped, so did my dog and cats. The lightning was close enough to leave the odor of O-zone in the air.

When I could, I walked outside to look for damage. Trees were standing as usual, as were the farm buildings, but I continue to feel nervous. That was too close for comfort.

Until next time, that’s it from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright © 2021 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved