We have a wee bit of a rain storm brewing in our corner of the Gulf. It's expected to rain for two solid days. (I'll come back to this later.) Hurricane Sally is churning away in the Gulf of Mexico, downgraded to a Cat. 1, possibly growing again to Cat. 2 by landfall, which is … Continue reading And they call her Sally
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What was I thinking
It's days like today that have me questioning my sanity in attempting to fulfill the mandates of a writing challenge like NaBloPoMo. I don't know what I was thinking. It's been raining nonstop for two days, and not a gentle rain. It's been a dreary, grey, bleak, cold rain with an occasional thunder grumble thrown … Continue reading What was I thinking
100 Word Challenge: Roof
It’s been raining around here for the last week or so. It’s raining today and forecasts call for rain the rest of this week and well into next. With a smattering of thunder and lightning thrown in for added ambience, all I want to do is wrap up in a warm blanket and be lulled … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Roof
Grey rain
Rain made the whole world a dreary blur, only shades of light and dark bled through the gloaming. The bridge was long and narrow, only wide enough for two cars. Either side of the span was a grey nothingness, behind me the sky fell to earth. Ahead was as uncertain, the greyness reaching out with … Continue reading Grey rain
100 Word Challenge: Rain
It was an exciting weekend around my house. A week ahead of schedule the first Tropical Storm of the season, Alberto, meandered it’s way into the Gulf of Mexico and came right up my back door. (Hurricane Season officially runs from June 1 to November 30, but early storms are not uncommon.) Truth be told, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Rain
Clearing skies
It was raining outside. The cold sort of rain that seeps into your bones, and muddles your mind. It wasn’t a warm spring rain that feels like a soft caress, its earthy sweet petrichor lingering on the breeze. This rain was a claw hammer pounding against the house, threatening to shatter windows and doors, and … Continue reading Clearing skies