I was talking on the phone with a friend, and the sky was quickly changing. I put her on speaker, and while we continued the conversation, I tried to catch a shot of the lightning. It was striking just to the right of Mingus.
Surprise! What a treat! I had a visitor come right up to the window. And she hung right in front of me for a second or two, as if to say, “Hello”. The photos are blurry. Maybe that is what makes them so magical. Like little fairies.
I turned back to the sky, and there was a wall of rain. Then the light show started. I took too many photos to count. And I didn’t think I had caught the lightning. Woo Whoo! Look closely at slide four, there is lightning behind the tree on the right.
The following day, we had a bit more rain. And more glorious skies.
First a double rainbow.
![Double Rainbow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sheiladelgado.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Double-Rainbow-2.jpg?resize=625%2C417)
I captured a lightning bolt in video, and was so excited to share it with you. I’ve been trying for two days to get the video to play. I wanted to edit it, the window frame was visible, and the end was choppy as I lowered the phone. But I couldn’t get it saved right. And I have done this before? 🤣 Ugghh! Well, learn something new everyday. I edited it my phone. DUH. I didn’t know you could do that. 🤣🤣🤣
I had already saved these frames to share so here they are. The strike takes 12 frames. But here are just a few.
Later, over Mingus, a beautiful cloudscape.
![Mingus 7/23/22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sheiladelgado.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/After.jpg?resize=625%2C293)
And to the right…
![Clouds. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sheiladelgado.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Shapes.jpg?resize=625%2C417)
How sweet to be a cloud. Floating in the blue!
– A. A. Milne
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