At My Window
Working at my desk on a recent evening, I slowly became aware that something unusual was going on outside. The second thunderstorm of the day arrived after dark, later than predicted.
Silently, it had morphed into a giant fireworks display, sending rapid-fire flashes back and forth across the night sky, easily visible above the pond. The flashes, I later learned, brightened the southeast sky for over an hour. I heard only muted thunder, suggesting they were far away.
As I watched, the event seemed to be winding down, so I skipped the tripod, and braced my camera the best I could on the edge of the open window. Luckily, the rain had stopped. The slideshow, as a result, is a bit jerky. It cannot fully convey the awesome nature of the spectacle.
The date was June 1, 2011. Each photo shows a separate lightning flash. During the brief time I watched, there may have been fifty or more such flashes — so many that I couldn’t possibly capture them all. Few actual lightning bolts appeared, however, just the flashes.
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