I haven’t walked in a downpour yet, but for a few days now I’ve been walking in drizzles and showers, and it has been a watering for my soul. When you live where there is perpetual drought, because it’s not the kind of environment that was ever suitable for this much population, it makes you grateful for every drop.
One day it was a cloud that wrapped me in dampness,
and made a pearly backdrop for Queen Anne’s lace still standing blackened from winter.
All of the plants and animals are happy, too. I saw two pair of mallards carrying on some kind of loud quacking communication, swimming toward each other in the creek, then away from each other… I wondered if they were arguing about who would be hosting whom for the better meal of bugs and polliwogs?
This morning that stream was high and deep from last night’s heavy rain. Frogs rejoiced.
All the blossoms are dripping and shining.
At home, euphorbia flowers were cups offering me baby sips, and the iris that opened in the night was like a canvas showcasing a multitude of raindrops in different sizes.
Now in the afternoon, the sun has come out,
and I’m considering taking a sunshiny walk to round out the day!
That would be a very Spring-y thing to do, wouldn’t it?
Gladsome Lights 
It is all so lovely and fresh.
Happy Spring ~ FlowerLady
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Nice walking! It helps to have someone say, look at that. And that. And. . . .
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Yes, that would be a Spring-y thing to do and I hope you did manage to go for that walk. Here the rain has been coming down relentlessly all day and I’m wishing for some sunshine tomorrow!!
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Smiles of spring, the heart of bloom.
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Oh, Dear Lord, Could we please have some rain too.
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What beautiful pictures today, Gretchen. It has been a dandy storm.
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It’s good to see the fast running creek surrounded by flowers! I hope the rain continues at just the right intensity to replenish supplies without causing problems. You captured your feelings so well with the photos!
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You are such a poet, I often feel at a loss for anything intelligent to say. đŸ™‚
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I do want to take a walk – any walk – but it’s still so windy (very windy) and cold here. Too cold to be comfortable outside. I’m thankful for the moisture you’re having, such a blessing! May it continue.
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Is that 1st photo pussywillows? I’ve never seen euphorbia before, but it’s just lovely!
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No, but it’s some kind of willow tree that grows in the creek beds…
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Such beautiful pictures! I love to see water droplets in photographs!
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