They're exciting... we had one here yesterday, passed right overhead - there were 4 or 5 really close strikes, incredibly loud and just an instant after the flash. When the closest one of all struck, I heard a fizz/crackle in the split second before the crash of thunder - never heard that before. It was scary but awesome :-)
I love storms, at times. I love to hear the thunder in the distance, and maybe even get awestruck by lightning(though not physically struck of course ^^), and at times feel the cold-ish rain poor down and just embrace nature with all my soul :D
I love it when the weather is DOING something. Where I grew up, rain was rare enough that it was always welcome and especially when it would rain after a miserably hot afternoon, the air smelled so good and the temerature would drop to a very pleasant level. That was the time to sit on the porch with a beverage and relax. I grew to love rainstorms.
It means rain!!! AHHHHHHHHH and the clouds look very breathe taking when they are full of rain.. and besides that the smell outside right before and after the rain.. is sooo wonderful!
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