Our big Cottonwood Tree in our front yard was struck by lightning! The day it happened it had been Raining, all of us were in the kitchen and all of a sudden we heard this big thunder and a bright flash of lightning. The ceiling fan sparked and the electricity blinked on and off, we thought that the house had been struck. Erick went out the next day and was saw the tree and thought, that we had more Elk visitors or that the kids had done something to the tree. But then he saw all the bark blown all over. It was all the way out in the street! I hope the tree survives!