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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Thunderstorms

This is the new house they built two lots down from us.  Notice the dark sky.

We’ve had a rainy couple of weeks, which is unusual for the desert.  I’m not complaining because it will be hot and dry for months and that situation isn’t far away.  I did read that the weather would be milder and wetter than normal this year.  If that’s true, maybe we’ll luck out and skip many of the triple digits that plague this area in July, August and part of September.

Now thunderstorms are amazing with forked lightning in the desert behind our house followed by loud cracks of thunder.  Rain beats on the windowpanes so hard that sometimes I wonder if they’ll snap and cave in.  My ears, which aren’t the best, can even hear the wind as it whistles around the house.



 The desert behind my house
 
I find this circumstance to be great writing weather.  But it can also be crazy dreams weather.  What else can explain the wacky dreams I have during thunderstorms?

During the first week of May, we had such a storm.  I had a terrible time getting to sleep but that is nothing new.  In my dream, there was a giant white cloud so dense that it blocked out everything.  It swirled around picking up speed, going faster and faster until it slammed into the window, completely blocking out everything.  When the cloud finally cleared after hitting my window several times in forceful torrents, I looked out to find the ground covered in massive snow banks.

Rain in the desert

My first thought was, “What?  That was rain, not snow.”  I woke up then and wandered about the house looking outside.  It was just wet and a drizzle was coming down.  If there was wind, it had subsided.

I finally went back to bed after checking on the cats.

16 comments:

  1. Stormy weather is the best writing weather! I love it...unless it's a severe thunderstorm and then I am jumpy and anxious. haha

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    1. Chrys,

      I knew I wasn't the only one who liked to write when it's stormig outside.

      Thanks for stopping by.

      Sunni

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  2. Storms - very atmospheric and conducive to writing!

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    1. PL,

      I couldn't agree more. Thanks for leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  3. It is interesting how our minds work with dreams. I never can figure that out, but your dream did seem interesting :)

    I like a good thunderstorm as long as there is no damage associated with it. I hear the monsoons here can be good storms, they should be starting soon.

    betty

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    1. Betty,

      I can never figure dreams out either. I do have some weird ones!

      Your monsoons make it up my way sometimes. It's a nice relief from all the heat we have here, although it's been mild so far this year with lots of rain and thunder.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  4. "I love a rainy night. When it lights up the sky."

    Rasheed

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    1. Rasheed,

      That lightning can put on a show. I love it unless the storms knock the power out.

      Thanks for leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  5. Interesting dream. I wonder what made your brain conjure up snow.

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    1. Liz,

      I wonder why my brain conjures up this weird stuff sometimes. I hate snow.

      Thanks for visiting my blog.

      Sunni

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  6. I love spring storms so much! I'm always comforted by a rainy day...it's good reading weather.

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    1. Elle,

      I agree that a rainy day is a good day to curl up with a good book.

      Thanks for leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  7. Hi Sunni! I love the pictures especially the 2nd to last. Those red mountains are beautiful. I love writing during heavy rain and thunderstorms and we're headed toward that season here in Florida. I'll be doing lots of writing. Happy writing to you too! ;)

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    1. Vashti,

      Thanks for reading and commenting on my blog. Yeah, the red mountains are gorgeous. The scenery here made us pick this area to settle in when we moved to the desert in 2004. I'm getting pretty tired of all the sand, the winters and the triple digit summers, so the rain is a nice change. I know it won't last long though. It was 80 today and dropped to 60 once the rain and wind started.

      I'm hoping to get a lot of writing done tomorrow. We have another rainy day in store.

      Sunni

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  8. We've been having too much rain. We've had rain nearly every day for the past few weeks except one dry day here and there and its' torrential. Luckily it dries up with the humidity and heat fairly quickly. But then it rains again. Yesterday, the wind was blowing and like you said I thought the windows would burst. I sleep good when it rains. I've been through so many hurricanes I've gotten used to it and I figure if something bad is going to happen, it'll happen whether I am awake or sleeping!

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    1. Lisa,

      I grew up in south TX so I'm used to the hurricanes and also a bit more rain than we get here. I remember that it would get so sticky and hot that we'd all go and stand on the porch before a thunderstrom. The breeze felt so good. And after it rained the ground would steam and it was hotter than ever.

      You're right. You have to carry on with your life. Bad things happen regardless of what you're doing. At least there is some warning for hurricanes.

      Thanks for reading nd leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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