Monsoon Monday

That was a wild storm that hit Toronto.  I snapped this photo with my phone moments before the skies opened up and poured record amounts down on us.  Ominous clouds cast a huge grey shadow across the sky and wiped out almost all trace of colour.  Mother Nature was not happy.  I might be imagining things, but above the CN Tower, I can almost see a face with cheeks puffed and lips pursed, about to blast 126mm of rain upon Toronto, a record in one day.  Much is to be cleaned up, but glad to hear that most weathered the storm safely.

(Some pics compiled by BlogTO and the Globe and Mail.)

Storms, tornadoes and rainbows

It was a bizarre storm we had last night. One of many crazy storms we have had of late. This time I was surprised to see that tornadoes actually hit here in Southern Ontario. It was like watching a film through the window as I listened to the storm watch coverage. Colours and light reflected the weather which changed from clear to grey. A huge bunch of colourful helium balloons escaped into the sky... I didn't get my camera out in time. Then it turned from wildly torrential, to bright and yellow, then a rainbow appeared scooping across the CN Tower and then it was clear and normal again. All within minutes. I'm saddened to hear of the tornado damage and the death of an 11 year old boy. Am listening to McGuinty discuss the damage right now.

The second photo was taken from CP24.com.