A stormy weekend all around, with lots of thunder, lightning, rain and flooding. It finally cleared late this afternoon, so I drove to Valley Forge National Park.

Here's a photo (taken in the very late afternoon) of the house which served as headquarters of General Henry Knox during the frightful winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.

And here's a patriotic looking dog named "Thunder," befriended by Puff last weekend.

Will Michael Moore accuse Thunder of hijacking the flag? Not to his face, I hope....

UPDATE (08/30/04): I can't steal Thunder from this wonderful new Carnival idea, because I never entered his picture! But I think Thunder certainly qualifies as "reminiscent of the political season. . . ."