Thunder & Lightning

I don't really see much news programming here especially during the World Cup but it is hurricane season and I found out Hurricane Arthur is moving through North Carolina and heading up towards New England and out over the Atlantic Ocean.

Well, New York got hit last night with some pretty amazing thunder and lightning.

I was home and on the couch by the time it started getting ominously dark just before 7pm and then the thunder and lightning started followed by some heavy rain then more thunder and lightning that seemed to last for ages.

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This shows the flooding that occurred three avenues down the hill form us, luckily it's a fairly steep hill (Park Slope!) down to the canal.

Finally, a run in the snow

Superstorm Nemo hit New York on Friday. The local media really love to build things up and although it looks a lot worse in the 'burbs, there was a really just a few inches of snow overnight here in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Saturday morning was lovely and sunny and although the temperature was around zero there wasn't much wind. Luckily I didn't start work until 2.30pm so had plenty time to get out for a run in Prospect Park.
Although, the park was jammed with kids and parents sledging, or sledding as they say here, and a lot of walkers (and photographers!) there were very few runners compared to normal.
I've always loved running in the snow, it's like a challenge, getting the legs and breathing going running across a whole field of it. It was also nice that it was a little quieter than normal as I think in general most locals don't run the off-road as much.
Anyway, here are some lovely park pictures I took:

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee