Rainy Day

English weather! Even though I'm thirty-four hundred miles away from Winchester, today it seemed like the traditional rain and damp followed me all the way to America!

Not that I mind, though. There's something lovely about the scent of fresh rain and, besides, I've got a pair of wellies if I need to go outside.

American Lightning...

Biggest difference I've noticed... The weather.

Thunderstorms happen often. And they're not the modest affairs you see in England.

The sky lights up. I mean, like it's suddenly day again. Bang. Flash. Your eyes sting.

Then there's a "Zaaaaap!" Like an over exaggerated Frankenstein sound effect - a big bolt of cinema lightning arcing from the sky to the ground. You can hear it as if on wide screen. "Zzzzzaaaaap!"

And then "Bang!"

A hand grenade explodes. Or maybe that's just the thunder.

It's incredible.