In a Rain Storm

"Anyone who thinks sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."

~ Anonymous ~

A beautiful watercolor found tucked away in an antiques shop. I have yet to frame it, perhaps never will, but today it stands on the mantel as it feels like the day.

The rains came..........................yesterday light and drippy, this morning heavy and saturating. The parched earth is soaking up each drop, manna from heaven, nourishment for all that struggles to grow, flower, feed and share its beauty....................unattained in any other way than that given as a gift by Nature.

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without rain, there would be no rainbow."

~ G.K. Chesterton -1874-1936 ~