Tag: storm

  • Tiny Pleasures #3: Calm After the Storm

    Tiny Pleasures #3: Calm After the Storm

    The wind has stopped blowing. The dogs have stopped barking.The thunder and lightning have taken their leave. The rain has stopped pouring. The birds have stopped squawking. The calm, like a blanket, descends on the world.The city is sleeping. My heart is still beating. Softly, for fear of disturbing the peace. Luke Howard was a pioneer of climate studies, in 1802…

  • Happiness as Anarchy #240: Storms

    I love the rumble of thunder, the flash of lightning and the smell of rain on hot earth. I could happily watch the show for hours. Is it the electricity in the air that jiggles all my atoms around? There’s a possibility that negative ions in storm, and interestingly in the shower, make you feel…

  • Happiness as Anarchy #187: Thunderstorms

    Flying safely through a thunderstorm and arriving safely home makes me happy. I can handle a delay if it means we don’t fall out of the sky. The weather gods were throwing a good party today, which in theory means tomorrow should be calm. If you like rain and thunderstorms, here’s a 10 hour youtube…