The weather has been hot, and unusual, too – Victoria bloggers weigh in.

Five Star Whale Watching has some stunning photos of Saturday’s thunder-and-lightning storm (thunder & lightning are not a typical summer occurrence here). You have to click through (and scroll down) – beautifully amazing.

Meanwhile, there were fires not just in the sky, but on land: several buildings burned, most notably a disused motel that had become a magnet for social disorder. Save Feral Human Habitat has an interesting take on the popular response (“let it burn”): Another empty building burns. Read it now and maybe change your mind. (Save Feral Human Habitat also has a blog post about its new tv station if your firelust runs to onscreen pixels.)

Next, take a look at Barbara Julian‘s provocative post, Let’s Get Rid of Multi-culturalism in Canada. Sounds rad to soft Canadian ears, but you go read this and tell me she doesn’t have a point.

Finally, Cafe Jabbaccino writes Dear Robbers, a post about being robbed – not just once, but twice. Hers is whence the “chainsaw enemas” line.

Ok, folks, there are many more Victoria creatives to explore on MetroCascade, so go take a look.