A real thunderstorm...

I was driving home from practice tonight in my least favorite Seattle weather - sheets of rain blowing sideways. I had the wipers on fast and was pulling off the freeway, heading home when I decided to call my office to remind me to do about a gazillion things before I left for vacation (with an ear bud - safety.) A huge blue light lit up the sky and I was at a loss of what to say. It's been so long since I've seen a thunderstorm - a "real" one that stops my in my breath and humbles me. One giant blue flash that lit up the entire sky.

There is usually a flash - one - with a one rumble that ends up on the news the next day. The giant blue flash. The rumble. This time it was followed by more flashes and zigzags of lighting shooting across the sky. The sheets of rain came down harder and more rumbles. I was secretly thrilled. I loved it. It was a great - the intensely brief thunderstorm that caused me to slow down driving home - shoot the apartment - scared the kitty friends.