Suddenly it was Pancake Day

 I found out this morning that it's not next week, it's today. 

There's the story of it.

I invited Handsome Son, who had a day off, to come over this afternoon and enjoy pancakes.

All set this morning, with a blender of batter, thicker than my usual, but thinner than the classic American style

And the kitchen island self serve set-up near the stove, with the required lemon juice and sugar, me, and honey, HS.

In the middle of the prep, this little thing took off from the dishwashing bowl 

And perched for a while on this copper fencepost cap.

The dining table was occupied by a jigsaw puzzle, so we used the coffee table

After enjoying five of his own and one of mine, handsome Son declared the pancakes good.

In the middle of this feasting he got an emergency alert on his phone. Tornadoes possible in the next half hour.  There had already been a thunderstorm and hail which had abated. 

Soon after, sunshine and a rainbow. Peaceful and we continued with the tea and pancakes.

Lovely spontaneous afternoon, and a great fun couple of hours.

A few minutes ago I learned that a few miles away, many trees were brought down onto houses, live power lines everywhere, entire roads closed to traffic, first responders going door to door checking on residents. No injuries reported, thankfully, all school buses accounted for.

So I wonder if the threatened tornado touched down there while we were peacefully enjoying pancakes. Hoping everyone's nerves are calming now.

Would you like a puzzle before Lent is upon us? For a lot of us Lent's not a thing, though this year I'm thinking of marking the forty days in some way.  With some sort of continuing activity, yet to be decided, since I was a bit late thinking about it.

Anyway here, for no reason

Happy evening everyone, enjoy your puzzling,  Throw beads for Mardi gras, enjoy however you choose.