Crack, flash!

Early evening, home, a quick look at the sky convinced me that it was a good day for walking.

Just above me, puffy white clouds floated against a background of bright blue, but as I looked to the north I saw a darkening sky. Walking, hot, sweat rolling, listening, looking...

Crash... crack! The quiet surrounding me was interrupted by the sounds of a storm. Flash! Apparent cloud to ground lightening decorated the gray clouds ahead.

A storm can be a thing of beauty, can't it?