Thunderstorms

I’m in Michigan for a conference. We flew into Chicago yesterday and then drove to Grand Rapids. It is very beautiful up here. The thing I’ve been the most impressed with so far happened last night (this morning) at 1a. As Dale and I were getting ready for bed the lightning and thunder started and it was majorly impressive. I’ve been through the Willamette Valley “thunderstorms”, but those are nothing compared to this one. Even as I tried to sleep — with my eyes closed and facing away from the window — I could still see the flashes of lightning. Some of the thunder wasn’t close, but there were some that sounded like it happened right outside our window. Amazing.