Best Show Ever – Lightning Over L.A.
photo not by me... but it is from last night.
Dear Mother Nature,
Thank you for the awesome light show last night. The lightning storms off the shore of Santa Monica were some of the more amazing things I’ve ever seen in the sky. We’re talking giant bolts of blue and white lightning forking across the midnight sky. To top it off, each burst of electricity was far from infrequent. Every three to five seconds there were several huge bolts lighting up the clouds from different angles. Having lived in Vancouver, Portland, Detroit and the Caribbean, I’ve been through a fair share of lightning storms… but I think this one was the best one I’ve ever seen. And I’ve definitely never witnessed anything like it in Los Angeles after 14 years of living here. It was like a cross between Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and a totally rad Iron Maiden album cover. The best part was there was no rain and barely any thunder so I was able to sit on the grass outside my work in Santa Monica and have a chat with a friend while the light show went on over our heads. If this is an effect of global warming, maybe I should start driving more.
Did anyone else catch the lightning show last night?
UPDATE: Just found some more photos of the storm. You can really see what I mean where there were two or three bolts going off at the same time. Check out the original set on Flickr but here are my favorites:
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My windows face East and all I saw was flashes, but now bolts. It was eerie not hearing the thunder.
That’s an awesome picture. Glad someone Enjoyed it.
we didn’t get such an amazing show on the east side of town but i was told it was amazing.
pants down. I saw nothing.