Decisions

Have you ever had one of those days where you had planned to go somewhere but obstacles kept popping up to make you change your mind? Today was one of those days...we had planned to go to the Denver Art Museum, but just as we finished getting ready, the weather radio went off alerting us to a tornado watch. "Ok," we said. "We'll just keep our eyes on the skies." 

Not 5 minutes later, I headed into the studio to pick up my sketchbook and I smelled something burning...a baseboard heater was shorting out and threatening to start a fire. We dropped what we were doing in order to disconnect it and make sure nothing was smoldering. Then, the weather radio went off again, advising us of a tornado warning (funnel on the ground) about 40 miles southwest of us. "Ok, the heater is secure, but that storm is moving our way. Let's just go to Castle Rock for lunch." 

So...we headed out, and as we crested the hill we could see a darkening sky. As we got about halfway to Castle Rock, the sky was turning green and throwing lightning around. I've lived in Colorado most of my life, but I'm originally from Oklahoma, and I know that a green sky like that means trouble. I double-checked my weather alert app, and they had just posted a tornado warning for Castle Rock. So we gave up on the lunch idea, turned around and headed for home. No tornadoes here, no hail, but it's been cold and rainy all day. A good day to hang out in the studio and get some work done!