It was better than fireworks

I love thunderstorms.

(I did a Google search and found there are groups for people who love thunderstorms...)

Right before the storm, the wind picks up.
You can smell the negatively-charged ions in the air.
The negatively charged ions increase the flow of oxygen to the brain,
which increases mood, alertness and mental energy.
You can literally "feel" the change.

As our storm rolled in, we sat outside watching the amazing lightning show.
and I tried to capture photos.

But most my photos ended up looking just like this one:

But every now and then I caught a tiny bit...

We were literally seeing jagged lightning going horizontally in the sky.
It was a Shock & Awe kind of storm.

I once read an amazing book about someone who was struck by lightning twice.

I'm afraid this storm kicked my butt in the photography department.
I'm going to need a lot more practice trying to photograph lightning.

This was my masterpiece of the evening:

Do you revel in a good thunderstorm?
Or do you hide in bed under the covers with a flashlight?