As a child I always loved it when we got a little lightening and thunder, though it was very rare in LA. On my road trip through the Pacific Northwest I saw some cool lightening storms with solid lightening bolts going from sky to ground.

New York actually gets real thunderstorms! Tonight there was a little lightening and thunder and I decided it would be cool to go running outside, in the rain. After a couple blocks the rain started coming down hard! Everyone on the streets were taking cover under scaffolding or inside metro stations. Sidewalk vendors were selling umbrellas left and right!

I decided I couldn't run through this type of rain so I headed back and ran to the gym. It was still really cool to see all the lightening, and the loudest thunder I have ever heard! At one point about 10 people on the sidewalk shrieked after an enormous roar of thunder!

Next time I'm going to find a covered outdoor cafe to sit and watch.