Friday, August 10, 2012

Free Light Show

  In California, we don't have many thunderstorms. But visiting here in VA, I have been seeing lightning and hearing occasional thunder the whole time I've been here. It hasn't rained much, or at least it didn't until last night, when the dry lightning and thunder picked up and there was a real storm that lighted up the sky and blew heavy rain into the house. We had to close the window, despite the heat and humidity, which was too bad. The breeze from the storm had been welcome.
I used to run down the driveway naked as a small child in the summer when it rained heavily, hoping, in vain, to get cool. Thunderstorms were a regular part of my life then, but I had forgotten how the whole sky lights up and the windows shake during such a storm. It woke me up and scared me that the thunder sounded so close and the lightning flashed so brightly I thought it was time to get up.
  Soon I'll be back home, trading these green hills for the brown ones of Orange County.

3 comments:

Marly Youmans said...

We've had to scurry about and unplug the modem etc. for a few smashing ones this week--it was time, I think! I've never seen it so dry here in the summer, but I've loved the heat.

Marly Youmans said...

Safe travels, Robbi--

Robbi N. said...

Thanks Marly... thereby hangs a tale I should tell.