Sunshine after Rain

Last night it rained....

not just a nice umbrella ...rain drops are falling on my head type rain...

Hard driving rain, with wind, thunder, lightning...a house creaking

batten down the hatches type rain.....

I curled up in my room by the fire with my new book and enjoyed the sounds

I relish in weather....when I can listen to it from the comforts of hearth and home..

and last night the weather had matched by mood...

dark, cloudy, stormy...

This morning schools were delayed, creeks and rivers overflowed and the destruction of the storm was evident everywhere you looked......

BUT the sun was glorious, the air was fresh and crisp

and the earth begins anew.....

as have I

IRISH BLESSING

'May you always have walls for the winds,

a roof for the rain,

tea beside the fire,

laughter to cheer you,

those you love near you

and all your heart might desire'