In the early morning rain

We've been having biblical skies this weekend, promising a good drenching, but not really delivering much. A couple of cloudbursts, some sprinkles. We're waiting with fingers crossed for the first real deluge, since the bricklayer who did the work on the new roof did a poor job of joining with the existing roof, leaving cracks that allow water into the new room. The Capt did his best to repair it, but now we can only wait and see. He also replaced a rotted section of the front door frame, where water seeped in with every rain.

I love the atmosphere of impending rain, when the breeze freshens and there's a bit of a charge in the air, so energizing after weeks of relentless sunshine. Too much of anything is not a good thing. And the same will be true if we have another tropical storm like last year, when Jimena caused so much damage here in 36 hours of unending rain and wind. We have done quite a lot of construction in hopes of fending off a flood, but we won't know whether all the expense and effort was worth it until it's tested by a good downpour. So we hope for the best, and buy flood insurance.