Day Two Hundred and Ninety Seven

Last night I was woken up by loud banging on my roof. I couldn't figure out what it was so I went outside and saw it was storming like crazy. Wind was howling and blowing furiously, leafs flying all over the place, and pine cones falling from the huge trees that hang over my house and pounding on the roof and front porch.

I finally gave up trying to sleep and got up and read until it quieted down. Amazing how these deceptively harmless looking things can make so much noise!