RAIN!

Just as the forecast had said, we were awakened a little after midnight by the drumming of rain on the roof. It rained hard most of the night. It was still raining, maybe not quite as hard when we woke up this morning.

This is the first time it has rained since we've been here. It was a bit strange to see puddles in the streets.

 
It finally stopped raining a little after noon. There was an occasional shower during the afternoon, but it was quickly over and we started to see a bit of blue sky. We received a fat box of mail from Daughter Mary Mae, so spent a bit of the afternoon sorting through it all. Unfortunately, it is that time of year when the annual premiums for both the insurance on Auntie Violet and Toad II are due as well as the liability insurance for the ranch. Fun!

One thing about all of the clouds today. It made for a fabulous sunset --

It even reflected a bit of the red over onto the eastern sky where the full moon was rising -