May. 13th, 2003 12:28 pm
An earthshattering KA-BOOM!
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muckefuckRight by the wall on the eastern edge of Graceland Cemetary, there's a freshly split tree. I first noticed it when coming home last night, since I hadn't been on the HoDaR since Friday. It's been ripped into three rough vertical sections. I didn't notice any scorching as I flew by it, but it's hard to imagine anything else having that effect besides lightning.
It gave me a shiver to think that that may have been the result of the tremendous crash I heard on Saturday night. The 22 bus had just reached Montrose and the skies had opened up. After some impressive flashes, we saw lightning strike to the southeast. The boom was tremendous; everyone was extra silent for a few seconds and then a cute white-haired bear I'd had my eye on said, "EXCELLENT!" He got off at the next stop and as he stood next to me waiting for the door to open, I said, "That could've been your house!" But he didn't respond.
Last night, I took a walk through the park. Just down from the hillock lay a young ornamental tree snapped off at the base. Again, no scorching, but it looked like there might have been some rot close to the ground so I wonder if the high winds didn't just push it over. The pond was so high that some of the willows on its shore look like they are drowning.
It gave me a shiver to think that that may have been the result of the tremendous crash I heard on Saturday night. The 22 bus had just reached Montrose and the skies had opened up. After some impressive flashes, we saw lightning strike to the southeast. The boom was tremendous; everyone was extra silent for a few seconds and then a cute white-haired bear I'd had my eye on said, "EXCELLENT!" He got off at the next stop and as he stood next to me waiting for the door to open, I said, "That could've been your house!" But he didn't respond.
Last night, I took a walk through the park. Just down from the hillock lay a young ornamental tree snapped off at the base. Again, no scorching, but it looked like there might have been some rot close to the ground so I wonder if the high winds didn't just push it over. The pond was so high that some of the willows on its shore look like they are drowning.