Lightning Strike

Last night some amazing thunderstorms crossed Nova Scotia. At the farm it lasted for almost 2 hours.

The boys are sleeping downstairs in their "summer" bedroom. It is much cooler then upstairs. I really need to get the fan out of the attic. The house has such small windows it's hard to get a cross breeze.

Around 11:00pm I noticed the first flash of lightning and rumble of thunder. As the storm approached and the intensity increased the rain arrived. The flashes were nearly constant with no chance of matching the lightning to it's thunder.

Laying there with my cat snuggled up to me I began to think of how different I would be reacting to this storm if I lived in Tornado alley. I'd be watching the news or listening to the radio for a warning to get down into the storm cellar. Frankly seeing a tornado would be incredible but not at my house and definitely from a distance.

The house and barn are covered with multiple lightning rods. I'm always surprised and grateful the house does not get hit. I said to myself "I wonder how close a strike may come tonight?" Be careful what you wish for. Within just a few seconds of saying that I was blinded and the boom of thunder shook the house.  Instinctively I knew the house and barn were okay and I think it hit somewhere below the barn in the old Christmas tree paddock. Wow. The cat freaked out but the boys were fine. The rain came down and the temperature dropped. For about 5 minutes it was freezing and then it started to warm up again.

Quite a wild night. I love nature.