Our youngest daughter, who is a senior this year,  is on her high school’s cross country team.  This morning she participated in a 9 team meet which was held at one of the beautiful parks located in the Salt Lake valley.  Throughout the week we new that the weather forecast for this weekend was predicting rain.  The rain started around midnight (minuit) Friday night and came down very hard for quite some time.  I was woken at 3:30am to a most magnificent thunder and lighting storm.  Lying in bed watching the night light-up followed closely by a thunderous roar due to the expansion of rapidly heated air, for me is one of life’s finest joys.  Although, at the same time I was wondering what the conditions would be like during the meet that was to start at 8:30am. Leaving our house we drove through a light rain that continued for the next couple of hours.  My wife and I volunteered to work at the finishing area, so donning our rain gear we set about with the task of assisting with the race preparations.  The race started with the first groups running in a light rain, which made the conditions wet and cold for these athletes.  The race continued throughout the morning with periods of rain followed by breaks where the weather was very nice.  It was during one of these breaks when I looked towards the mountains and was blessed with the most wondrous sight.

Magnificent and beautiful mountain view.

I spent the next several minutes marveling at the view as the lighter cloud cover pushed over the mountains leaving the heavier clouds suspended just above the ground. The mountains looming between them and looking very majestic and mystical. This beautiful site lasted only for a few minutes, the valley soon filled with the next wave of cloud cover and a light rain ensued as the race came to a close. Les prévisions météo pour le week-end. ( The weather forecast for the week end.) Le soleil ne brille pas. ( The sun is not shinning.) Le temps est couvert. ( It’s overcast.) Une éclaircie entre deux averses. (A clearing between two storms.) Après la pluie le beau temps. (After the rain, good weather.) Il pleut beaucoup. (It’s raining really hard.) Le tonnerre gronde. (The thunder rumbles.) L’éclairage était aveuglante. (The lightning was blinding.)

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