Rain At Last

Yesterday, in the evening, the storm clouds rolled in.... which has been fairly normal for the last few weeks... but there was never any storm.... until last night. The thunder and lightning raged and then rain came down in torrents. I was so happy to see rain after such a long interlude of dry on seasonably hot temperatures. I went to bed listening to the sound of the rain on our tin roof and the sound of thunder in the distance with a bright flash of lightning every so often. It was a lovely thing and a more peaceful sleep I never had.

This morning I woke at 5 a.m. and the beauty of outside beckoned to me.... I had to get the camera.....

It's nice to see a wet footstep on the deck again after so many months of dry wind.

This was the scene as I looked out the kitchen window... it's all so wonderfully wet!

Even the chopping block was hidden in dew and fog.....

The fog has been drifting in and out of the trees as I sit here writing..... in....

out.....
I hope the grass begins to grow again.... everything is so dry.... a few days of this would be lovely....

I had forgotten how soothing moisture in the air is....