A picture of a man in Canada calmly mowing his lawn with a menacing tornado swirling in the background has gone viral on social media.
Theunis Wessels was "fully aware" of the twister but "wasn't worried at all", his wife Cecilia, who took the photo, told the BBC.
She said the tornado was about 2km (1.25 miles) from their house in Three Hills, Alberta - much further away than it appeared in the photo.
The storm was quickly gone, she added.
Mrs Wessels told the BBC she was sleeping in the house on Friday - but then was woken by her nine-year-old daughter who was concerned that her father would not abandon his lawn-mowing and hide inside from the tornado.
"My daughter was the most upset, saying 'Mum, what we gonna do?'"
Mrs Wessels came outside to check on her husband, who continued mowing.
He said "Everything is OK," and he looked "calm, in control," she recollected.
She added that he had some knowledge about twisters as he had recently attended a seminar organised by a storm-chasing association.
When your lawn just HAS to be mown
When your lawn just HAS to be mown
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
When Your Lawn Just Has To Be Mowed
This doesn't look right to me. I think it's a photoshopped image.
As usual, I remain skeptical.
As usual, I remain skeptical.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: When your lawn just HAS to be mown
It is not as outrageous as this:RayThom wrote: As usual, I remain skeptical.
When your lawn just HAS to be mown
It's been years since I played Twister. What's outrageous to me is that these players all have their clothes on.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
