Posted by Peter | Posted in Noticing Life, Whatever Else | Posted on 31-05-2008
Tags: hail, outdoors, Summer, weather
I LOVE severe weather. In another life I could have been a storm chaser. I love the power and intensity. I love the colors. I love the smell. I love how it proves (at least in my mind) that no matter what we do and what the “news media” tells us, we cannot control the weather. God’s creativity drenches the earth with every storm!
We were enjoying a beautiful “summer” day today – high 70′s, sunny, and a slight wind. Within about 15 minutes, the previous description of the day turned into one of the coolest hail storms I have experienced! It was about marble sized hail and it was coming down like crazy!
Our town home has steel siding and with the hail bouncing off, the sound was deafening. The best part was after it was all said and done, I went out to take some photos and the smell was everywhere. Our neighborhood is lined by evergreens and they got shredded! The aroma was thick in the air, almost like a giant Christmas tree air freshener.
Anyway, after the storm cleared there was this super cool fog effect all over because of the sudden presence of ice. The kids loved it too! Molly was actually throwing a tantrum right as the storm hit and she immediately perked up and jumped on the couch as she stared out the window. This is all part of why storms rock!
