A Spring Rain is a Lovesome Thing

'Red sky at morning -- sailor take warning.'

Though it was more of a pinkish-orange than red, Thursday's sky did, indeed, foretell rain.

I managed to do a bit in the garden -- tidying up the asparagus beds. pruning the black pussy willow, and planting some sugar snap peas and mesclun -- before the clouds rolled in and the rain drops drove me back to the house.

The recent hot days have dried things out amazingly fast and the rain was most welcome -- especially as there've been brush fires in the area.

Such a pleasure to see the drops pocking the surface of the fish pool. . .

...making the periwinkle glisten...

... and setting an evergreen a-twinkle with tiny lights.

The tulips blushed pink with pleasure and the forsythia was a joyous yellow burst against the new-mown grass's emerald green.

A spring rain is a lovesome thing.