New Day Dawning

Rain in France
Source: Lyndsay McDee

In the first picture, my niece, Lyndsay, is trying to capture the volume of rain which was pouring down at their house in France.  The experiment didn't quite work so I've also chosen another of Lyndsay's photos to give us a double blessing after the rainfall.

Then, for your listening pleasure, at the end of the post, I've included another special - just because I love it and because I can...

New Day Dawning

The fresh new-day scent greeted us first

Followed almost immediately by the sound of rain

We looked out of the window and were amazed

After the rain, the rainbow
Source: Lyndsay McDee

A picture, painted by an amateur it seemed

The trees and houses were in perfect harmony

But alas, the rain – great big blobs of silver

Streaking down in angular disaccord

Forcing its way into so very many lives

To complete the blend, the sun still shone

In glorious rays of golden hues

With not a cloud to be seen in the sky

The art of it was so strangely beautiful!

An uncanny feeling of well-being washed over me

Not for the first time, I wondered at nature

How one tiny drop in time can alter a mood

Can change one's life for a minute, an hour, a day