Spring arrives with a bang!

We had a rather dramatic first day of Spring here at Ananda Village, with an afternoon thunder and lightning storm that hit unbelievably close!

It arrived with a sudden BOOM that made us jump, then immediately shut down all our electronics. The one big clap of thunder was followed by a brief but intense hailstorm.

We learned later that some of our close neighbors ended up with fried light bulbs, as well as losing phone and/or internet service.

I arrived at the office a little later to be greeted by these cheery daffodils surrounded by hail. The perfect juxtiposition.

And the photo below (by Satyaki) shows the three pine trees that took the brunt of the lightning strike. Mamma mia.