Glorious Rain Storm

Well as they predicted we are finally getting some rain, and it is a nice hard rain. I think we are getting the end of Tropical Storm Fay that hit Florida. I sat on the front porch and watched it coming up from the South. It was moving pretty fast and I thought about getting my camera and taking some pictures of the lightening.

The big trees in the front yard were bending over till they looked like they would break, and then back up again. Leaves were coming off the trees in big clumps, but no limbs were falling. The sound of the wind was a bit like a train coming. It passed right over my head and across the front porch and down the hill, I got sopping wet because the rain was going sideways. But I didn't mind. Once the storm had passed over, I came inside. It is still raining, but not like it was before, this now is a gentle rain. We are expected to get rain for the next four days, but that can change in a moments notice. I personally love the rain, I love the sound and the feel of rain. I often go outside and plant my flowers and do my yard work in a gentle rain. But it is dark, dark, dark outside right now, not a bit of light from anywhere. Those must be some pretty dark clouds overhead. The only time you can see anything is during a flash of lightening.