Dancing in the Night Sky...

(Location: Falling Waters State Park, Florida)

It was a treacherously hot day for northern Florida... in the low 100's. I weathered the heat for a short while, hiking around the park. Finally, enough was enough and I headed back to camp in search of relief. Finding none, I went for a swim.

As the evening shade cloaked the landscape and the temperature dropped to a more tolerable 82 degrees, I began setting up for my evening Perseid meteor watch. I hoped to get lucky and catch a shooting star, or two, in my lens. But Mother Nature doesn't appear inclined to be cooperative. As storm clouds gathered, I captured a different sort of show. The dancing lights of electricity bursting from the clouds, in a lightning display worthy of charging admission.

So far... no rain, but that's not unusual during these summer displays of power in the sky.


It's still possible that the clouds could wander off, clearing the way for a starry night. Here's hoping.

Meanwhile, I've sprayed myself with OFF to guard against the vampire mosquitoes.... and I wait, listening to the call of the night.

... and so it goes.