spring in chicago

the last three days it's been hot. like burst-into-flames hot. like sweating-while-doing-nothing hot. it was 96 degrees on sunday, 90 yesterday and 86 today. but the cool thing about spring is the storms. they come on with lightning and thunder and rain and hail and they're great. and the cumulonimbus clouds that form when a storm is approaching are amazing. like this:

of course, if you are lucky enough to catch a bolt of lightning with your digital camera while a storm is coming in, it would look something like this: