With only one system coming through that has produced thunderstorms here in Grand Rapids I was able to capture several lightning shots.  There were several storms during the day but there was little to no structure.  We did manage to get 1 inch hail and close to Kalamazoo they had 2 inch hail that did heavy damage to homes.

It was nice to sit in an open field and watch a weak storm produce some lightning.  I was only able to capture one near Middleville, MI, and capture three or so back at my apartment when another round of storms came through around 2am.  It seems that the lightning is always north of my apartment and i never catch any good ones.   Any way here are the one i came a way with from that night. Nothing to fantastic but still really nice to see.

My wife and I go to the Meijer Gardens here in Grand Rapids, MI every year since we have been married (3yrs).  Sometimes it is to busy to get really good shots. Some times the butterflies are to active to get really good shots. This visit was a little bit of both. Still came away with several descent one. The very first picture is the allusive blue butterfly. I can never seem to get a good shot of this one. Wen it lands it always closes it wings and when it fly’s it is all over the place.

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