6.21.2012

June 21, 2012

White Dog and Steve fired up the grill under a low ceiling of dark clouds. To the west, the sky shimmered an unnatural copper color as the setting sun pushed through the smoke clouds. The clouds, and a shifting acrid smell, were thankfully, the only things left of the Bosque fire from last night that burned just north of town and threatened a friend's animal sanctuary.

As the winds turned, we smelled rain above the fragrant garlic laced beef that sizzled. Irresistibly the members of the White Dog Army were drawn from the house to supervise on the deck. Outside they were uneasy at the fast approaching storm and wanted Steve to hurry. I joined the group and we sat all together, touching, and found some patience and ease in being together. When the lightning began, the White Ones pressed tighter and whined for the chef to speed things up.

Steve was just loading the little packets of seasoned potatoes and the perfectly done steaks onto the platter as the first blops of rain hit. The frenzy dance around him as he attempted to go inside distracted the WDA until the CRACK of thunder snapped heads upward. We all barely made it into the house before the clouds split open and dumped buckets on our parched earth.

Five minutes later, as the last of the storm's fury abated, we all sat together to share steak and salad and potatoes...the closed blinds kept us safe from the flashes and distant growls as we savored Steve's meal.

The White Dog Army is thankful this Thursday for thunderstorms that are brief and temporary.

9 comments:

Angels Amber and Max DaWeenie and Mom said...

Yum....I think the wind is carrying the smell of that wonderful meal this way! I'll take my steak without the storm though.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Oh I know those thunder boomers can be quite scary! At least we all fit under the bed!

Random Felines said...

Yikes!! We are with Brian - we hide when the big storms come through.....

haopee said...

Yay! Steak dinner! Well, I hope WDA got there special dinner...mmm steak and potatoes. I just can't get enough of hearing that... in a rainy night.

Well, WDA is blessed.

Huggies and Cheese,

Haopee

meowmeowmans said...

We're not big fans of those scary thunderstorms, either! We're glad Steve got that yummy meal done just in time. :)

The Daily Pip said...

I am glad your cookout wasn't ruined! Wouldn't want steak and potatoes to go to waste! Sounds like you needed the rain!

Your pal, Pip

Suka said...

hey WDA,

*drool...I can't stop thinking about those steaks....

We had a storm two nights ago, lasted a few hours. Lots of fun thunder and rain. It was SO good to get rain. And it brought a nice cool spell, well, as cool as Summer can be - two days in the 80s. But, the heat and humidity are returning. ugh.

So furry happy you had such a nice dinner and did not get wet.

Suka

Jacqueline said...

Sounds like a great dinner, glad the storm passed quickly!...We are so crazy about your gorgeous header. it's just perfect!...Happy first weekend of summer, precious friends...xoox...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki

Tweedles -- that's me said...

We had some rain, but no storm.
I am glad your storm did not ruin your dinner!
Steaks and potatoes and I am drooling!
love
tweedles