photo by ewok

last night there was a pretty impressive lightning storm. i was over at rin's grandmother's house for dinner when it hit. rin's mom and family head over to india tomorrow, so it was the last time we were going to have dinner as a family in a while, so while we were there, i got a call from my mom, asking if i was watching the storm. i didn't even know about it. then i started hearing thunder. so i went outside and watched the forked bolts zigzagging across the black sky.

a couple tongues of electricity licked the sky right above us with serious thunderclap following right away. i wished i had my camera, but i always want it when i don't have it. i guess i need to carry it wherever i go now.

i'm hoping for some good storms while we go to india here soon. the last time i went, we were on our return flight back from kolkata, still waiting on the tarmac when the sky was ripped open and bolts flashed back and forth. a transformer was struck and the sky was lit up with green and purple bolts. on the way to india, over the philippines, was a spectaular display of lightning. only a few of us saw it on the plane, 'cause the majority of people were asleep.

when i came into work, ewok asked me if i had gotten any pictures of the insane storm. "sadly, no," i told him, but he did. he shared the folder of his images for me and he let me post it for you all to see.

you can also go view more electrical madness on my sista's blog. enjoy. . .