Hallelujah Hallelujah. Hallelujah"

Hallelujah, the rains have come to the Texas Hill Country and cooled our 100 degree air and is watering the hot dry countryside. Gypsy and I got up early to the sound of thunder. At first we didn't know what is was, the sound had not found our ears for weeks. Espresso in hand, we headed for the cabin porch. We sat on the porch in the dark with our small lantern burning and watched the lightening and listened to the thunder. We soon found out it was heading our way. The rain drops felt good as they sprinkled us when the wind ahead of the storm blew them against our skin. Hallelujah, it was going to really rain!
First thing I did was rush out and take my Prius (car) out of the garage so the rain would wash it off. I grabed my car washing bucket from the garage, and headed back in the cabin. Now, it was beginning to rain pretty hard Yea! I filled the bucket with hot soapy water and ran in the rain out to my now wet car. Quickly I washed it with the hot soapy water. Then I got in it and drove it around so the rain would hit all of it. Then I drove it back into the garage. With two towels I dried it best I could and wiped out the inside. Good deal, didn't have to waste any well water washing my car, a complimentary wash. Gypsy spent this time in the cabin on her navy blue leather sofa. She is alittle nervous with the lightening and thunder. She told me she would help me wash the car, but this damp weather makes her bad leg really hurt! She would not make up an excuse just to get out of work!
As I was running in and out of the cabin, I noticed several toads had come out of the two white, plastic pipes that run under the stone walk in front of the cabin that runs from the porch to the driveway. I had never seen so many at once. I took a closer look and saw that it was a toad family. The rain drops had sent their soft message telling them of the arrival of the long awaited rain. They were just sitting near the pipes letting the rain drops wash them off. They were happy toads. We were all happy. The rain had brought us these remarkable creatures and we are grateful. Many woods critters will be out enjoying the rain. I wish we could see them all. We hope it rains all day and all night and maybe some tomorrow. We will take all we can get. This event may call for another espresso to celebrate. What a joy to sit on the porch in the rain with Gypsy. She will get an extra biscuit. Getting wet in the rain washing the car or doing anything else is fun. When I was a child, if there was no lightening, I would go outside in the rain and walk through the puddles and follow the little rivers that formed where the cement curb blended to the cement street. There were always fishworms doing the same thing. I could always pretend I had one in my hand and go in the house and scare my sister Nedra. She was really easy. Just a clenched fist sent her screaming to mother, who gave me one of her, stop it looks. A toad would have probably put her over the edge. I should have thought of that.
The day is dark, Gypsy is sleeping and I will continue to observe the rainy day and all it might bring. This is the day we have waited for, now we are going to enjoy it. Hallelujah!
"My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends-
It gives a lovely light!"
Edna St. Vincent Millay