Shock and Awe

Saturday night Bandit was convinced that George W. was launching a "shock and awe" campaign on Volcano Village. No amount of explaining or cajoling would convince him that the endless noise and bright flashes of light was merely a thunder and lighting storm...a big one, but just a storm all the same. Bandit checked every square inch of our house to find the "intruder", barked and growl ferociously to scare the offending presence, and periodically leapt onto the bed to alert us to the danger.

Fun night. ;)

Hugging, petting, sweet-talking were all useless.
Finally, Mark found the answer -- play. So, play it was...at 4 a.m. It worked for Bandit, but did result in slightly tired people.

We had another demonstration of nature's power Saturday afternoon. It was amazing. This time we were awake and prepared to entertain our pup through the storm. It rained 0.7 inches in less than an hour. That's a lot of water! The gutters were over flowing (mental note to clean them more often) and the sound in the studio was deafening (insulation still needed).

After the deluge the skies cleared and it was bright and sunny the rest of the day. Amazing.