100 things in 100 days - number 56

56. I love thunder and lightning storms.

Which is the primary reason I miss Ontario. When we lived in Kingston, we had a place on the 5th floor of an apartment building on a ridge with a great view to the West. We could see storms coming for miles and the lightning shows were prolonged and awesome.

One summer, I spent a couple months in Brandon Manitoba, where the storms were fast and furious. On an evening drive in the outskirts of the town, the lightning was so bright and constant, I was able to turn the headlights off and still see the road. We don't get much in the way of thunderstorms in Calgary (by comparison), so when they do happen, we love to go out on the porch and watch.

Picture by darkmatter.