Heavenly Father put on quite a show for us last night. Three massive thunderstorms in a row crashed into us last night and grumbled on throughout the night. The fireworks began around 8:30p and rolled on 'till after midnight. We got about 2 inches of rain and the night was lit like daylight with all the lightening.
Dime sized hail and whipping winds flew around our little house and bounded off our cars. The poor kitties didn't know where to run or hide, they skittered from room to room after each crack of lightening and roll of thunder. D was so excited, he filmed the rain bands out the front door, the rain was horizontal with the gusting wind. The trees bent and shook but held their own against the onslaught. A small river formed in our back yard and drew the loose leaves down to the now rushing crick.
Each time the rain started to let up, D and I would venture outside to watch the clouds and colors. Deep blues, greens and reds stretched across the sky, highlighted by each flash of electric fire. D had the laptop up with the Doppler radar reports patterning the next cell looming over our roof. The temperature dropped about 15 degrees during the rainfall, then rose along with the humidity in the interim. The water steamed from the hot pavement, creating a mystic haze on our tree lined street. Each crack of lightening brought along its sonic booms of thunder, rattling both windows and teeth. Car alarms and firetrucks wailed in the distance. The streetlight cover was blown askew, throwing a harsh orange glare on the corner. Thunder rumbled in the distance as my eyes grew heavy. Sleep finally came.
Thank you Father, for the show.
1 comment:
Ok, so you never mentioned whether you took that picture or not. But if you did, that is absolutely AMAZING! I mean AMAZING! Isn't it funny how we learn to appreciate such a variety of things depending on where our life is taking us and where we are. Thunder scares me, so I am glad I wasn't there with you. But I do miss you, however.
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