Every morning, the skies are a beautiful bright blue, with maybe a cloud or two. By around 2, the clouds roll in out of nowhere and the sky gets DARK. From 2:30-3 we have the BRIGHTEST lightning and the LOUDEST thunder I've ever seen and heard. We live on the 19th floor. It sounds and feels like it's going to split the apartment right in half. I LOVE IT! Sometimes it's a looooong rumbling thunder. Other times it's an eardrum-shattering splitting thunder. It's so remarkable.
About 10 minutes after the lightning and thunder start, the rain rolls in. Huge drops, often moving sideways. It may actually be raining cats and dogs. You get soaked in an instant if you're caught in it. But then, after about 15 minutes, just as quickly as it came, it's gone. The skies go back to a beautiful, cloudless blue and the wet ground is all there is to show for it.
The storms do keep the temperatures cooler and usually brings a nice breeze... we like to claim it as our own little version of Fall. I tried go get one on video, but it just doesn't do it justice. You still have a few more months to come check it out for yourself! ;)
The other teachers and I have made a goal to play in one of these rainstorms over the next few weeks... without getting electrocuted, of course. :)
You paint such pictures with your words. I do love these tropical rainstorms, haven't been having quite as many here!
ReplyDeleteI never thought about the way people think about thunder and lightening before, but I think it's a good marker of a person's love for adventure. Thanks for going and thanks for sharing in the way you do. If you sigh up for another year of teaching we will come and see ya. We've been invited to come and do our thing for a confrence in June 2014. We can go across the bridge of the two towers. Sounds like something someone would like to do that likes thunder and lightening.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Uncle Dennis