Drenched....

that is what we are.

The rain didn't stop for long yesterday

before

finally

the storm called

Nicole

arrived and dumped more water.

In our immediate area

other than the streams and creeks running higher

I don't think we had anything of any consequence

but just a little North of us

it was a different story for those poor people

and of course South of us

where the storm actually came onshore

WOW

Wilmington NC

20" of rain.....

20 inches

the lake as Nicole came over.

But it didn't flood

and the rush of clean water will be good for it.

I loved hearing all the sounds we haven't heard for such a long time

the rain on the leaves of the trees

make a rushing sound

the drip drop on the roof

watching the light change

as the waves of rain came in and left

a couple of them really torrential downpours

and we were inside

dry and cosy

which is a blessing.

I found my beads and sorted them out

glass leaves and some mixed stone "berries"

autumnal

coppery

sitting on the pun'kins

shining in the light

found one of the turquoise and pearl combinations I was so fond of

still am

turquoise, fresh water pearls, silver spacer beads and tiger eye

I found some other left over turquoise and started another one but didn't take a picture yet

that "thing" it is sitting on

is a brick from our beach house

I call it "Our" beach house

because we have gone to it for so long it feels like ours

it is also referred to as

#7.

I found it on the sand the last time we were down

I bring all sorts of strange things home

but I will never again

EVER

bring home a jar of  sandy water

PPEEEEEEUUUUUUUUU!!

I brought a bunch of Spanish moss back one year

hung it off the trees and around some plants

but the birds came and took it to line their nests with!!!

(I DID NOT take it off the trees down there

 I picked it up off the ground

big difference )

We had the "goulash"

it was good even if I say so myself!!

and the hubs had a second

or was it third

piece of pie!!!!

Oh and the mystery leak

mysteriously

disappeared

when it started pouring

the hubs lay down under the sky light

hoping he could see it

but not a drip

not a drop

nothing

just stray leaves and raindrops

So today as the wind blows the storm away

and the water starts to drain

here's looking at a great weekend around here

and hopefully

where ever you are too.