Saturday : 12 August 2006
It’s been a curious weather day in the valley. Last night, the weather looked a little… ominous. This morning, it looked okay… with a few clouds. I didn’t worry too much about it, although when the clouds started to darken I did get a little concerned – my company’s summer party was being held today.

Around 3:30, the clouds decided to stop messing around and got a few things off their vaporous “chests.” At first, it was just rain. No biggie there. Then the hail started. From the way the hailstones hit the parking lot, it looked like the scenes from Armageddon where the meteors were striking cities on Earth. Then the big hailstones started falling. With a vengeance. It was enough to halt some traffic on the highway. I have to admit that I found it oddly amusing to see big, tough SUVs “cowering” under overpasses, though… We made it through the storm and traffic and headed southward.

The bulk of the bad weather (i.e.: pretty much ALL of it) missed Happy Valley… I mean “Utah County.” The weather for the party was great. It was held at Thanksgiving Point. I’d been there a couple of times before, but I had only been to the main building, The Old Red Barn and the movie theatre. Today, I was on the driving range (I think I drove more dirt and grass than golf balls) and went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. The gardens were impressive. I also found myself wondering what it was costing to keep the grounds green and lush… not to mention the waterfalls there. The whole affair was nicely coordinated and a lot of fun.

Stray Toasters

I think that’s a wrap.

Namaste.