Nature

For several days now, the soaring sun threatened to push the thermometer to triple-digit and nearly succeeded. The heat waves coupled with unusually high humidity were suffocating, making plants and animals alike, succumb to their deathly grip. These were by far the hottest days we had experienced living in the Mid-West.

Thankfully, another round of storm was on its way, with it, some much needed rain to ease the summer heat. Last night, after an exhaustive day of battling the weather elements and running errands, everyone felt drained. I tugged our sons in for the evening, then my wife not long after.

I could hear the distant thunder roar as lightening lit up the night sky more and more frequent. Instinctively I surveyed every window on the first floor of our home, making sure they were all latched properly. I looked through the window panes, sure enough, the clouds saturated with heavy precipitation were fast approaching.

I stood by the windows for another moment or two, still looking out. Sporadically, the fireflies flew through our backyard, vanishing into the darkness. A few raindrops fell on the windows, soon, the intensity picked up. Another flash of lightening jolted across the sky gave intro to yet another heart-thumping roar.

A symphony was underway, composed, orchestrated entirely by Nature.