Lightning Show

Well, somehow that thunderhead managed to miss us last night, despite the fact that two or three other cells developed off of it and it covered pretty much all of the area around us (I should have taken a picture of the radar; it was almost comical). Sioux Falls even got a little bit of hail, but seven miles south? Just a handful of sprinkles. Not nearly what we needed.

However, one advantage to being nearly surrounded by storms (and having big picture windows!) meant that we got to watch quite the lightning show last night. I was even able to capture a few bolts on my camera--nothing compared to what Darrell got, but that's what happens when he uses a tri-pod and fancy accessories. Maybe I'll upload some of his this afternoon, although I don't want to make my photos feel insignificant. Here's my favorite one of the bunch--which also happens to be the first one I took!

Here's to hoping that the next time we get a lightning show like this we also manage to get a little bit of rain!

Update: So I uploaded Darrell's photos this afternoon and even though it is going to totally upstage mine, I just have to share:

Is that not super cool? Expect to see a copy of that making an appearance in our house soon. Totally awesome.