Stormy Night
Last night I was reading articles on the computer until it got pretty late. Sitting next to my open window I could tell it was about to pour. First came thunder, then the light, slow pitter patter of rain landing on the leaves of the tree in the front yard. Then the rain really came down and the thunder continued. While my mom and brother slept in rooms on opposite side of mine, I got up from my desk and walked to the other end of the house. I opened the doors to the back deck. The air was nice. I stuck my arm out past the slight overhang of the roof. Cool rain, falling randomly against my open palm. I pulled my arm back in. I turned around to look into my kitchen, not that I thought anyone had heard me get up, but if anyone was there, I wanted to show them the rain. Kind of silly since a storm was clearly over our heads, but I really wanted them to feel it too. In the exact moment I turned around a lightning flash lit up the house. I missed it because I had to turn around. I faced the open door again, this time stepping out a little. It was a bit cooler now. I stuck my arm out into the air again. The same random drops hitting my arm and hand.
I returned to my room without drying my arm and without saving what I was doing on the computer and layed in bed. I fell asleep quickly with nothing imparticular in my head.
July 23, 2008 at 7:22 pm
I love rain storms too esp with thunder and lightning! We had a really bad one here on long island about a month ago and my dogs were totally freaked out. I swear it looked liked a tornado we lost two trees - I was laughing and telling the dogs we were going off to see the wizard of oz!
LOL