I'm not sure what it is about weather events that I enjoy so much. Maybe it's the break from the everyday, or maybe it's seeing the wonder of the natural world, probably it has something to do with not living in Kansas or Florida.
It's very easy for me to love storms and the idea of being in a hurricane, because I don't live in a part of the country where tornadoes are a threat, or hurricanes are likely. We've had a few hurricanes here and there over the years, but being well inland there've been downed trees and power outages, but minimal to no flooding.
So having said all that, I love thunderstorms. I love watching the lightning, anticipating how loud the thunder will be, and having the sky get as dark as sunset at anytime of the day. I especially love it when I have the opportunity to nap during the day, while it's pouring and lightning and thundering. A) It gets nice and dark B)The rain is lulling white noise C)It's nasty out, you have to stay in, why not nap?!?!?
Five year old is afraid of thunder so if it's night or early morning (or nap time!) she'll come snuggle with me. How great is that?
One of my favorite Spring/Summer activities is sitting on the covered front porch while it's storming just a few feet away.
Of course you can worry about losing power, or appliances if lightning strikes the house, but why ruin a good thing?
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I too am amazed by thunderstorms. And when you talked about being on the porch and watching, I was reminded of my favorite place to enjoy a thunderstorm as a kid.... on the screened in porch where we spent our summers.
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