astronauts taking photos

[asakiyume]

A student said one of the best things in class today. People were sharing stories they'd been told when they were young, and she recalled being at her grandparents' house during a thunderstorm. It was dark--no power--and it was thundering and the lightning was flashing, and all the kids were scared, and her grandfather said about the lightning, "Don't be scared--it's just the astronauts taking pictures."

The lightning flashes were the flashes from the astronauts' cameras.

Isn't that the best?

Comments

[pameladean]

So much more comforting than giants playing bowls.

P.

[gwynnega]

That is great.

[cmcmck]

Love it!

My gran always said that thunder was the elephants moving house! :o)

[kore]

Aww!

[queenoftheskies]

That's wonderful.

[missroserose]

That is completely delightful. <3

Once, during a monsoon in Arizona, Brian and I were having an afternoon nap when lightning struck not far from our window. I was sort of half-awake when it happened, and the split-second when it touched down was ethereal and strange indeed—electric in the old-timey sense, as if everything in the world was suddenly exposed. (In retrospect, I completely get now why cartoons have that trope of the character being hit by lightning and turning into an X-ray of themselves.) Between that and the sheer concussive force of the sound, it was surprisingly violent, but just as surprisingly brief, leaving us blinking and wondering what had just happened until our brains could unscramble enough to put it together.

[zyzyly]

Lol yes!

[amaebi]

Wow! :)

[minoanmiss]

AWWWWW!

[nattalie]

very creative answer!!!!!

[sovay]

"Don't be scared--it's just the astronauts taking pictures."

That is great!