Summer glow

Today marks the summer solstice, and the drama of summer weather. Last night, my son and I were awed into silence by a spectacular show of lightening and thunder in the wide open spaces of our Colorado backyard. As we sat on the deck of our house basking in the warmth of the summer air and looking at the wide night sky, we were startled again and again by the sheet lightning that made the clouds flash and glow. Or maybe it was what is sometime called "heat lightening," far enough away that we weren't drenched by rain or even chilled by wind, but simply basked in the glow of the light show, warm and dry in the comfort of our own backyard.