Boys Will Be Boys

After weeks
of drought,

violent
thunder-
storms

gushed
this
afternoon.


A power outage opened up new channels of creativity.


First the boys built toothpick boats.

That energy was redirected during the second storm wave.

Heavy rains running down our hill caused pooling behind the house. The boys and I performed emergency ditching to drain the trouble.

For added fun,
the boys filled and dumped buckets numerous times throughout the afternoon.


Following

the third

storm wave,

we

ventured

outdoors,





found

a
giant
washout

at
the
end

of
our
driveway,







gravel and sand

from the road

deposited
in our ditch

en route
to the swamp




and
checked
out the
new "lake"
in our
front yard.


During the storm's height,

Isaac reported sighting "white caps" on this waterbody.




Following

the storm,


we exercised

neighborhood

dogs.




And the boys,

being boys,

spent the rest

of their energy


s
p
l
a
s
h
i
n
g




w
r
e
s
t
l
i
n
g


and

c
o
o
l
i
n
g

off.


On this day, keeping their clothes on!

Some things change. (No Mom harping: "Keep your clothes clean.")
While others stay the same.

It's taken almost 15 years, but I've learned BOYS WILL BE BOYS!