Heat Becomes Unbearable--Nature Strikes Back

Usually we joke that we come to Canada to escape the blistering heat of the South, but this year it seems to have followed us. Everyone seems to be dealing with the heat in his or her own way.

Erin: "I'm still on my second shot and I'm sweating like a man on a jog."

Chelsea: "I woke up last night sweating and burning hot, then I get freezing cold, then I wake up sweating again. I don't know what the hell is going on."

Tyler: "Ungh."

Stacey: "Don't touch me."


I, who have been growing both grumpier and more lethargic by the degree, found a reason to love the heat last night when it caused a massive lightning storm. I had been planning to take my camera up to the community house and was initially really upset that this storm was going to ruin my plans. Then I realized that it was completely awesome. Lightning with little to no rain. Who could ask for anything better? I toted my camera and tripod down to the dock and set it on a 30 second exposure. After this first strike, I was a lightning-picture-taking-fiend.

I was driven back to the cabin twice by bursts of rain, but did that stop me? NO! I was like a freaking postal worker and got back down there.

I did realize one unexpected thing--taking 30 second exposures seems like it would be a fairly quick thing, but before I knew it, it was 1:30am and I was still out on the dock. I must have taken about 60 pictures interspersed between all of the running back and forth and resetting. I was also pretty scared that some giant muskrat was going to get me. You can never tell with those muskrats. They're scrappy.

Here's my favorite from last night: