Summer thunderstorms 🌩️

I know! I've been reading about the nasty heatwave in Europe. My understanding is many homes and businesses in Europe do not have air conditioning because they don't normally get this kind of heat. I sympathize.

Ah, yes. So nice when a storm clears the air and that hot, dusty smell has dissipated.

I love 'em. Fascinating to watch.

Yesterday was fabulous with a cool breeze that took away the heat and humidity. But today it heated up again. Hence the summer thunderstorm. I expect a brief respite tonight and then it's back to hot and humid. Ah, well. You can't always have what you want.

I remember the afternoon thunderstorms when I lived in Tampa. You could almost set your watch by them - they seemed to always arrive around 4 pm. We had some real "rip-snorters." I'll never forget the time I was standing in our screened porch out back and a lightning strike hit the next-door neighbor's backyard. I literally jumped about two feet in the air when that happened. I decided it was better to go back inside the house.

We've had rain most of today so I didn't get to the outdoor chores that I wanted to accomplish. But that's okay, we needed the rain and it makes for a much cooler day. I'm fine with it.

Welcome to MovieChat! This is what we had today, a nice steady rain with a couple of short breaks. But it's frustrating, especially if you need the rain, when a storm moves in and you don't get any rain out of it.