With our summers so short that also means we only get a few month of thunderstorms and I love a good thunderstorm! Now that I have this amazing west view off my front deck I have the perfect viewing platform to take photos of the approaching storms. We had a fantastic storm roll through last evening, about 7pm so not too dark. Lots of lightening, heavy rain but thankfully no hail or tornado even though I kept getting tornado warnings alerts on my cell phone for our area! Power was out for a few hours so that always adds to the excitement.
Here are a few of the lightening bolt photos I was able to capture on my phone!
Love this next shot as it was of the ominous storm front approaching! I used my DSLR camera for this one with my wide angle lens.
Now it hasn't all be storms here, we have had a bit of a heat wave for the last couple of weeks along with sunny skies. Last Saturday Tim and I loaded up the kayaks and headed to Caliper Lake, just 40 minutes north of our place. The lake was like glass when we arrived and it was already 30'c when we hit the water at 10am.
This is my happy place, on the water with a paddle in hand.
wonderful pictures of the storms....looking at your kayaking pics reminds me of times spent at long lake outside of Anchorage AK with my husband.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos! Kayaking looks very peaceful.
ReplyDeleteOn the water, that looks so good, and to be outdoors, the best of all.Love that wide photo, what a grand view.
ReplyDeleteLiving so close to the mountains here in the PNW I'd forgotten just how low the clouds can get. I miss thunderstorms. Fantastic photos - especially the wide angle shot
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, great pictures of the storm! You live in a beautiful area!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the lightning and the storm clouds. I love a good thunderstorm, too.
ReplyDeleteBeing on the water in the summer is such a treat.
Fantastic photos,thankyou for a peak into your world
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