I Heart Thunderstorms

I love thunderstorms, those that come crashing about us in spring and summer being at the top of my list of favorite things. It's not just the excitement of the thunder and lightning, in fact, I could just as well do without the lightning (though you can't beat it when you've a significant other to clutch). Just give me the prequel to the storm, that unmistakable electricity in the air, darkness coming on at midday, followed by rumbling thunder in the distance and fat drops of rain right behind. The best seat in the house is a rocking chair on a deep porch though a kitchen chair by a screen door does the job for me most days. I could sit contentedly for hours just listening to the storm, feeling the coolness of the air, watching everything outside drink it all in.
So for all you in Charlotte: look outside - it's storming.

John Constable

 Rainstorm over the Sea (ca. 1824-1828)