This photo of a prairie thunder storm is a special feature of this flat land in central North America. On this particular day I had three storms around me most of the afternoon and managed to stay out of the path of them all.

They never got closer than four or five miles and they were all working their way southeast. I got a number of great photos and stayed dry the whole time.

When seen from a distance the rain looks worse than it is, but the wind is mild and the storm soon passes.

I am always left with the feeling that mother nature is a very powerful but beneficial entity.

I was raised in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and very early in my life I had the impression that when it rained, it came down all over the city at the same time. It was rather enlightening to learn, when visiting my uncle’s farm for the first time, that rain could fall in limited areas and march across the country side like some great exhibition.

Had I not had the opportunity to get out into the wide open prairie, my ignorance might have lasted longer.
Mother nature educates farm boys much faster than city boys. I like to think I made up for it later with all my wilderness camping and canoeing.