Promise of Summer Storms

The monsoons are still at least a week away, but tonight there was a thunderstorm in the east, on the other side of the Santa Rita mountains. The moon is nearly full. This picture was taken just after sunset---it was dark at ground level, but the thunder clouds were still illuminated with the last rays of the sun. (I need a tripod!)Southern Arizona is known for spectacular lighting shows during the summer monsoons. I captured my first lightning strike!