Monthly Archives: April 2006

This is what remains of my mother-in-law’s house in Raleigh. Thirty minutes before the start of Caro’s sister’s wedding, in the midst of a massive thunderstorm (there were 1200 lightning strikes in an hour across the city), lightning struck a … Continue reading →

This is the base of the pine tree next to Pat’s house. This split in the bark from the lightning bolt runs all the way up the trunk. Apparently, the lightning originated at the tree, and jumped to the house, … Continue reading →