Storm Sky

Minutes after this photo, the sky opened up, releasing rain and lightening so fierce, it caused introspection, recounting the severity of any recent sins.

Indeed the lightening that ensued caused severe damage to many folk’s and business’s appliances and electronic equipment. One young woman remarked that she felt the lightening pass through her. Given that several computers proximal to her suffered terminal damage, she was probably very lucky that all she felt was “a tingling sensation” as the computer in front of her went dark and started to smoke.

The weather station here on The Hill registered 94.8 degrees; the trusty brass thermometer on the back porch nearly agreed at 92 degrees.

It always seemed to be an old wives tale that a severe storm marks the change in seasons. 90’s this week, with forecasts showing a steady downward temperature trend with night time lows in the 30’s for the weekend.

In days gone by, absent digital devices and real-time radar, maybe it was the wisdom of wives that allowedthem to survive to become old wives, and tell tales, truthful and relevant today.