The soothing sound of rain showers...

Started to rain around 10PM last nite. They have been predicting rain for days now, rain that we desperately need only it came in droves all around us but not here, until last nite. At least our rain was of the shower, steady, light consistency and not the heavy sudden downpours that come one minute and are gone the next and don't do any real good. So far and it is now 4:52AM, the rain has been the steady soaking type - perfect for us gardeners.

It has also been nice to lie in bed and just listen to the rain fall on the leaves of the trees and various plants, then a slight breeze picks up and the rain cascades from the trees and so forth. Now as dawn approaches the combination of the rain and the birds waking up, it seems so peaceful...as it will be for a few hours before area residents wake up, rev their cars and take off for the day's activities. Living in the City and sometimes you can miss the quiet and solitude of a country like setting.