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(Scissors > Paper > Rock) < Lightning

Last night–August 28 – 29th brought a huge storm to the Phoenix metro area. While I had no frame of reference apparently natives were rather freaked out. Today I found out that it ripped the roof off of new construction at Arizona State University, toppled old palm trees, and blew out windows. Since I had no frame of reference–having not lived here for any length of time — I thought it was a dandy summer storm. Thus I proceeded to stand out on my deck and take photographs. Here are two photographs of the lightning that preceded the rain and mega-winds.

Lightening

Lightning in Tempe, AZ

Lightening

Lightning in Tempe, Arizona

3 Comments

  • Katie says:
    August 31, 2008 at 2303

    Nice cloud-to-cloud lightening shots!!

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  • Katie says:
    August 31, 2008 at 2305

    *lightning (one would think I ought to be able to spell that…)

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  • tddewey says:
    September 1, 2008 at 1027

    I had been spelling it wrong throughout the entire post. Problem is, “lightening” is a word and thus wasn’t caught by spell check. Second problem is the word “lightening” is not even close to “lightning.”

    light·en·ing (l?t’n-?ng)
    The sensation of decreased abdominal distention during the latter weeks of pregnancy following the descent of the fetal head into the pelvic inlet.

    oops. It has since been fixed.

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