with the arrival of summer, comes my usual boost of energy. My need to be outdoors more, and my anticipation for summer storms. Oh yeah, summer storms, I forget again, I live in California, where there are no storms. There is, well....... the 2 seasons. rain and sun. It's now July, and it's the season of sun. There will be occasional fog, and some wind or a breeze, but no storms. It probably wont rain until November.
Laura and I were just talking about this the other day, on the beauty of the midwest lightening. Coming from the midwest, there are certain summer sounds you become accustomed to and even attached to. Like the sound of crickets in the evening, I could fall asleep to the sounds of them rubbing their little legs together outside of my window. I would feel especially blessed if a storm would brew in the night. From the faintest rumble, would listen to it move closer and closer, until rain started to hit the window, and the heavy bellows began vibrate the house, after each bright flash of lightening. This was both passionate and soothing to me, the rumble, boom and crackle of thunder. It made me feel like you do after a good massage... tingling, relaxed, and just feeling good all around. If there is one thing I miss about living in the midwest, it's the summer storms.
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just bored at work and flicking through random blogs. came across yours and l-o-v-e-d your account of summer storms. i am from the mountains in the northeast US and we get great summer storms too. except, instead of hectic energy you can see approach from far off, we get these brewing clouds that swirl over the mountain tops, illuminating everything with a misty exciting light. when i moved away from these storms and lived in the UK, i missed thunder and lighting so much my body ached. there if it rains, it rains. i maybe heard thunder once in two years living there. now i know that if my body once again aches for the crackling renewed energy these storms bring, i can try living in the midwest instead! :-)
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