Stormy Sunday Afternoon

All day today we have had our summer rain storms that pop up when cool sea air hits the hot air more inland . We have been in a serious drought for two years so it is good to have our normal summer rains that usually happen in the afternoon. I smell the hot pine scent from the slash pine trees behind my house and note the pond that is still down about 3 feet at least . As storms approach,  the winds really pick up and the trees  bend and sway back and forth.It feels good on my damp skin. I see the silver undersides of the leaves of other trees heralding the approach of the  coming rains . A male bluebird is on my roof , calling loudly , the other birds around flying for cover . I smell the wet pavement mixed with cool air colliding with hot ... It is 90 degrees and very humid . The roads are steaming from the last downpour . The temperature drops rapidly and I grab a light sweater. When the thunder comes , I relish that! I taught Grady ( my best canine friend) to enjoy it too. We watch from the relative safety of my patio or front porch and watch the storm and count the time between the lightening and thunder . I love it. Wild mother nature at her best! The sky is a boiling mass of purple black/ greenish clouds skudding rapidly above me. Maybe tornadoes could form but none , thankfully . The rain is so hard , coming straight down like a curtain of water . My pond is filling up . < smile> It's a good moment to be in  !