Lightning Flashes, Thunder Rolls

I experienced an odd phenomenon the other night. It was raining, and the center of the storm was moving towards the house fast. Well sir, that storm shot out a bolt of lightning that hit our backyard somewhere. "Impossible," you say. Well if it hadn't been, it oughtt'a be. The thunder was also visible, but maybe it was just the shock on my eyes from the lightning, but I could just about swear the thunder landed in the middle of the backyard as well and that it was pink. I think I am a victim of my own eyeballs. Later, my dad confirmed that it (the lightning) did strike very close to where we live. Pretty crazy, eh?