Tom Dorsey/The Salina Journal

Eerily lit clouds hover over Scoular Elevator Co. east of Salina, Kan., on a blustery May 16, 2002, as a storm front whipped up funnel clouds in the area.

I have loved this picture ever since I laid eyes on it. The graphic quality of the image is what drew me in, but on a personal level, it reminded me of nights spent watching wicked lightning and listening to deafening thunder in my grandmothers Kansas home after a day of visiting with her over some homemade goodie in her always welcoming kitchen.

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