The sun is almost blank except for one tiny spot. This is not good news for ending the drought in this area. Need an active sun plus full moon to start off the rainy season. There is a Total Lunar Eclipse of 2011 Jun 15 (Africa time) but not visible here or in North America. I did not hear the thunder Friday night as I was watching a DVD on my computer with headphones so missed those long duration thunders. Hugh's analysis of the thunder was pretty good. Currently I am watching a storm area just south of Honduras which seems to be expanding northward. Weather-underground is predicting a 90% chance of a thunderstorm here tonight. I will report on this later today. Don