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Imagine for a moment that you re standing in a field of tall grass. The summer sun burns hot on your skin, the still air offering no relief from its relentless onlslaught. The is no sound except for the dim buzz and hum of the insects that live here. It seems as if the clear horizon goes on to forever. The world is calm.

And then, the second-hand tics one notch and all is changed. A delicate wind, carrying the smell of distant water mixed with bountiful soil, wafts across the plains. The horizon, a moment ago so clear, is now shrouded in a blue-gray veil that weakens the view to only a few miles. In the distance, there is a faint rumble; a foreshadow of the full-throated bellow of thunder that is on its way. The sun still fires brightly, but now its rays are revealed in mottled patches of crystalline light while the rest of the world begins to fall into shadow. It's coming! This is why you are here.

Your stomach quivers in anticipation as your eyes eagerly scan the horizon and your mind races calculating the vectors and cloud movement to anticipate the strike. The world seems to move more slowly until it happens. In the flash of a second, a brilliant stream of electrified light descends from the heavens in a glorious explosion of power and wonder. Your heart beats faster as your soul erupts in joy. It is a feeling of unimagined elation. You want to dance in celebration - and often do! For this is the beginning of the end of your storm chase. You are home now, cradled in its tumultuous arms. There is no place you would rather be.

This is my poor description of what it is like to chase the incredible southern Arizona high Desert storms during monsoon. God blesses me with the gift of witnessing and sharing this wonder. I remain His scribe.

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Shoot date: July 13, 2019
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
¹⁄₃₀ sec at f/16 Bias:0 EV
Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
ISO: 50