Rain!

In the small hours this morning I watched the lightning turning the sky blue and illuminating the chimney pots and I counted the seconds to the thunder to work out how far away the centre of the storm was. It didn't get closer than a mile but enough rain cascaded through the open roof-window to soak the stairs. I closed the window and took advantage of the rainwater to clean and dry them half an hour after midnight. (Only so that I wouldn't slip on them in the night. Nothing virtuous.)

In the large hours this evening I was out when the first drops fell and was back in my attic slightly damp before it was really heavy. I thought of my apple trees which I've been watering all drought and smiled.

Black and white in colour 256