Rain and Sun.

After several days of sun and heat, we woke up to the

sound of rain pitter pattering on the roof. Dark skies, a bit

of wind gusts and rain that was light but went on for

hours. I love sunny days but my favorite is a rainy day,

a time for being cozy in our cottage, with tea, a good book,

a warm throw and music in the background. Some days,

it's even perfect for the fireplace to be going. We all had

Zoom meetings this morning and lots to keep us busy with

work. By lunch time, the rain was lighter and lighter and

soon stopped. I had to turn off my lamp on my desk as it

was then too bright. I love working by lamplight and today

was perfect for that. But it came to end and on with the

day we went. I read that tomorrow may bring dreaded

thunderstorms. Definitely not my favorite experience!

The afternoon became very sunny and at this time of night,

the sun is still shining brightly with no clouds and a breeze

that is keeping the leaves on the trees dancing away. It was

pretty to watch and then I saw the drips of rain falling off

the Pergola, hence the photo below. Can you see the tiny

drops hanging off the beams? I just spotted the top of the

tree in the back that we'll have to get trimmed back this

year as well. In the country, there is always something

to take care of. We found a lovely arborist last year and

just found another, so we have a few options. Out here,

we do need to take down trees that have no leaf growth

so they don't fall on us during bad wind storms. Critical

for sure so we end up with no damage versus having to

call someone out very late at night or during a huge storm.

Today was a mix of rain and sun, a mix of positive and

negative. Sometimes like life, we see it here in both the

seasons, the landscape and within ourselves, our moods

and our progress in life. I'm glad this day had it's sweet

moments and hope the bad stuff is done, for now. I'm

off to take some time before we head to sleep. G'nite!

~ Chy