after spending a nice, albeit not quiet, weekend in tulsa followed by a 3am arrival in okc on a workday, i’d planned a leisurely evening consisting of eating grilled vegetables and watching ghost hunters on my macbook while i drifted off to sleep much earlier than usual to make up for the past nights of neglected rem.

best-laid plans, indeed.

my friend, jeremy, called minutes into our vegetable preparation and asked if my camera had returned. see, jeremy has a very fancy storm chasing van. he has put much time and love into it; it is to him as my camera is to me. i’d been unable to go on recent adventures, so i decided to table my dream time for the tiny chance of seeing a tornado, grabbed my camera and mr youngblood, and met jer in front of my house.

i spent the next few hours learning about storms, clouds, and other things up above while shooting out of the passenger window as we traveled 75-80mph through dark skies and rain. as such, these are not the best photos, but there was no time to stop and set up. i hope you will enjoy them, anyway.

alas, the tornado warnings lifted, the sun went down, and we started the 90 mile “drive of shame” back to okc:

maybe next time!

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