This morning, as we drove to school, thunder threatened, but the clouds were just low. Once we got home, they became dark. Dark enough to feel like night. And the rain started. Calmly at first, with big thunder. Then more fierce rains and darker skies.
Joy really wanted to watch Sid the Science Kid, and we turned out the tv. I checked the weather reports, almost by accident, and then I knew that I needed to watch for tornados and flooding. Oh goody.
As Kermit sang, the sky lightened to a sickening green. Green. Luckily, that was the worst. I kept my ears open and my eyes. Once the pets calmed down, I knew we were okay. The sky lightened. But the rain pours on. Our street is a river. But Sid is on, and we're okay.
I hope people stayed safe throughout our city. I hope by the time we go pick up Grace the waters have receded. I hope the workers at our new house are safe. (I also hope that house is well about the streams!) as the rain continues, I hope we stay dry!
The weather man called this a draught buster. Well. That's good. I hope.
Last night, we read the great last chapter of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's magic about a rainy day. It would be nice to find a big treasure on such a day as this. Gold and silver and jewels. Or warmth and love and family. Precious gems.
Lovely....and I hope some of that rain (or better yet snow) comes our way!
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Tina
What a beautiful post. And I'd totally forgotten about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle - I need to go find one of her books now and remind myself!
ReplyDeleteEvery time it rains like that, I think of this story I read in school about a colony of people who lived on Venus but couldn't go outside because the rain was poisonous. (At least, that's how I remember the story.) The protagonist's name was Margeaux, and I pronounced it "Mar-gox" in my head until the teacher said it correctly.
ReplyDeleteAnd yay for drought-busters! Hope the floods recede soon and without too much damage.
Ooh green skies scare me, especially when I don't have all my family under one roof. Sounds like everything turned out ok though.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. I know those days of watching the green skies and hoping they will just fly by. Glad you all were safe. Hope the new house didn't float away.
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