Scary Night

3:45 a.m.

Time and again, "Bang!" and "Pow!"

Then the dim ambient light suddenly went to zero and then: "Bang!"

The dim light came back, with the alarm clock twittering and blinking in alarm.

So, I decided to mop the front porch. Not often that I do that, and it needed it. It was certainly fun, with the wind-whipped water spashing around and the tree leaves fluttering and the few passing cars at a crawl.