The forecast promised thunderstorm, hail and a possibility of tornado, so we cancelled evening activities and honestly, it was a blessing. The thunderstorm did come, but much later in the evening. Before, there was a warm sticky evening with rain that started, stopped and started again. I like walking in this uncertain weather. If you time it right, you can walk almost to the forest and back through the neighbourhood in an almost perfect solitude. Tonight my solitude was rewarded by spotting a red cardinal and a goldfinch.