This is the Hemerocallis daylily. But you better enjoy it quickly; each bloom only sticks around for a day or so.
We went for a little bike ride on Saturday before the sunny weather turned gray. And then on Sunday we lost power for about seven hours. I was trying to remember the last time I was out of power for that long. I’m guessing it’s been 25 years. But the microburst we encountered yesterday was pretty serious and the local utility company doesn’t really clear the power line paths very well, besides.
So the power went out around 3 p.m. and we sat and read. We decided we’d rather go out for dinner than grill out as another storm cell began moving through. Guess where we went:
And after Cracker Barrel, we made it back home to find more darkness. So we read some more.
Shoutout to the @DukeEnergy crews who've been working hard since this afternoon's squall blew through.
Ours came back after about seven-and-a-half hours. Thing about utility workers is they don't stop until the work is done. pic.twitter.com/Dr5rKW5Fvy
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) June 24, 2019
Finally as the sun slipped away, the power company’s app kept pushing back the projected repair time. I started kicking myself for not buying extra batteries while we were across town having dinner. So went to the big red box store and got big armfuls of AA and C batteries.
Just as we pulled back into the driveway, the neighborhood burst into light. So we have batteries for next time.
