Ever since I was little I’ve never been a big fan of thunderstorms.  Few things will send shivers down my spine like the crack of thunder.  But I must say, on the trip back to Fargo from Williston, I was mesmerized by a band of storms that ran parallel with Hwy2 from Minot to Grand Forks.  The clouds were like nothing I’ve ever seen before.  I was already running late heading back home from shooting rigs.  But now I’m glad that I kept saying….just one more rig… because the show that God was about to display was well worth the late arrival to my house.

At first I told myself no pictures because I was already running late enough as it was but then curiosity killed the cat so I pulled the car over.  After my first experiment shooting lightening a few months back I was determined to capture it again.  I managed to get a few bolts here and there but it was the combination of the sunset and the swirling clouds that grabbed my attention.  I kept inching along Hwy2 pulling over every now and again to take pictures.  Finally at one of my last stops I realized that I needed to get my tail moving unless I wanted to be a part of this unbelievable scene.  At one point in time I looked out the window of my car to the clouds that were quickly coming over the top of me.  There was this cluster of dark clouds that were starting to rotate and the puffy white ones next to them looked like they were pushing out and pulling back in.  I have to tell you, I was a bit scared at that moment.  But after saying a few prayers, in no time it all was in the rear view mirror.