THUNDERSTORM, GONE QUICKLY


We had a busy weekend attending the first birthday party of our grandkids Anthony and Teegan and finally today the baptism of the twins and their dad Danny. This all took place in Jefferson, a small town in central Iowa just northwest of the capitol Des Moines. With the possibility of some thunderstorms this weekend my landscape gear was always with me. 

Finally a small, very local thunderstorm approached the area yesterday evening. The picture was made through the glass of a surprisingly clean window from the third floor of our hotel. I would have preferred to go outside, close to the little pond behind the hotel, but the light spectacle lasted only a few seconds. Despite the “extra filter” between the lens and the subject, the click had to be made and I think the photo tells the story of a very common little thunderstorm approaching. By the way, it dissolved as quickly as it came up and we didn’t even see any rain at our location...