My feet are wet
and I may get pneumonia, but it's worth it to sit outside watching the most amazing thunderstorm I've seen in a long while. I was wondering why it was getting so warm in my apt and I suddenly noticed flashing outside. It was so rapid that I thought maybe it was some sort of emergenecy vehicle (or maybe just a cool rave going on nearby). I checked and realized it was lightning, lots and lots of lightning. It went on for about 10 minutes with the booms getting louder and louder, including a few teeth chattering ones. Then all of a suddenly I felt wind a cool wet gust in my face and the sky opened up. The outdoor roads became a river and the sky was more often purple than black.
It's nights like this that I remember why I really like having a balcony and why the rain in Seattle is sometimes something you can look forward to.
Thanks to all who were involved in tonights performance, it's took my breath away.
Edit: I didn't get pictures, but many others did. Including one person who snapped a shot when lightning struck a tree right in front of him. It's a pretty incredible thing to capture. But I don't wish I had been in that guys shoes. Wait... I take that back. I would love to experience something like that (barring no permanent injuries of course!):
Comments
Anonymous
June 17, 2004
The fury of nature is awe inspiring, and never fails to remind a man of just how small he is. A bolt of lightning can create fear and awe but just as quickly cause a man to bow before the beauty inherent. Imagine the beauty of the universe, up close.
There's so much more to life. We've just started discovering it.Anonymous
June 17, 2004
so where are the pics?! Man, i love a good summer storm. for real.Anonymous
June 21, 2004
Cyrus,
Just read your post about the weather - and I was thinking that it would have been good if you managed to get some pictures. While going through my blog-roll I happened to see this via
http://linuxbrit.org:
http://www.komotv.com/stories/31809.html
HarishAnonymous
June 21, 2004
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April 23, 2005
So i was planning on going out tonight (to bothell... ick), but i've
been hearing some amazing booms...Anonymous
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