Pouring Rain

It is raining cats and dogs. Our basement has flooded (again) and Amy is going down to turn on the pump (which appears to be leaking, I think we're due for our 5th pump since we bought the house). It is expected to continue raining for another day or two.

This afternoon we put on gear and went for a walk in the woods. Amy had her raincoat, rain pants, and rubber boots up to her knees; she declared herself "impervious." The stream was gushing, almost up to the sagging plank bridge we laid across some years ago. It was wet all over, but we couldn't stand to stay bottled up in the house. (Rebecca preferred bottled up to wet.)

There was magic outside, though. Water droplets hung like jewels from the small branches of trees, all through the woods. But you had to look very closely to see the best bit of magic:
The droplet acts as a spherical lens. Looking through it, you can see the trees rising up to the light of the sky.

All that on a rainy day. Imagine what we'll see when the sun comes out!