The natural world dominated my August 2015 photos of the month. I photographed lightning, many moons, and more lightning photos, along with coverage of some tragic violence in our area. As always, thanks for viewing my photos. The following were taken during and after my shift as a Boston Herald photographer.
![August 4, 2015. Lightning strikes over Boston's Financial and Seaport Districts during Tuesday afternoon's thunderstorm activity.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb005.jpg?resize=574%2C600)
August 4, 2015. Lightning strikes over Boston’s Financial and Seaport Districts during Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorm activity.
![August 18, 2015. Lightning strikes over and to the rear of 1 International Place in Boston Tuesday afternoon as a line of thunderstorms pushed through.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb006.jpg?resize=367%2C600)
August 18, 2015. Lightning strikes over and to the rear of 1 International Place in Boston Tuesday afternoon as a line of thunderstorms pushed through.
![August 15, 2015. Lightning strikes in back of Boston's Prudential Center during a late afternoon thunderstorm.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb007.jpg?resize=600%2C461)
August 15, 2015. Lightning strikes in back of Boston’s Prudential Center during a late afternoon thunderstorm.
![August 5, 2015. The Winthrop fire department tests a new fire engine as an Air France 747 lands in the background.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb013.jpg?resize=428%2C600)
August 5, 2015. The Winthrop fire department tests a new fire engine as an Air France 747 lands in the background.
![08/11/2015-Boston,MA. Boston firefighters watch as a car hangs off a driveway onto Roxbury's Cedar St. Tuesday afternoon. No serious injuries were reported.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb014.jpg?resize=600%2C413)
08/11/2015-Boston,MA. Boston firefighters watch as a car hangs off a driveway onto Roxbury’s Cedar St. Tuesday afternoon. No serious injuries were reported.
![08/13/2015-Boston,MA. People, believed to be friends and/or relatives of one or both of the men gunned down on Ernst St. last night, console each other Thursday afternoon in that Boston neighborhood.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb015.jpg?resize=545%2C600)
08/13/2015-Boston,MA. People, believed to be friends and/or relatives of one or both of the men gunned down on Ernst St. last night, console each other Thursday afternoon in that Boston neighborhood.
![08/29//15-Boston,MA Syla Rapaglia, age 11 years, sits at the makeshift memorial for the child known as Baby Doe, whose body was found at Deer Island on June 25. Skla's mother organized the 2nd vigil for the missing child, held tonight.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb016.jpg?resize=600%2C418)
08/29//15-Boston,MA Syla Rapaglia, age 11 years, sits at the makeshift memorial for the child known as Baby Doe, whose body was found at Deer Island on June 25. Skla’s mother organized the 2nd vigil for the missing child, held tonight.
![08/07/2015-Boston,MA. Joe Casper, Boston fire dept. acting District Chief, works at the scene of a 3 alarm fire at 6 Waverly St. in Roxbury today.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb017.jpg?resize=466%2C600)
08/07/2015-Boston,MA. Joe Casper, Boston fire dept. acting District Chief, works at the scene of a 3 alarm fire at 6 Waverly St. in Roxbury today.
![August 20, 2015. Massport's fireboat American United in #Boston/Winthrop. Named for 2 airlines in 911 attacks.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picb018.jpg?resize=600%2C409)
August 20, 2015. Massport’s fireboat American United in #Boston/Winthrop. Named for 2 airlines in 911 attacks.