Rain, Rain, Rain

The area of North Texas that I live in has received more rain this Spring than at any other time in my history. Every day it has stormed, and every day the rain has become torrential.
I took my daughter to work at six this morning, and a huge storm hit, so I decided to wait it out before driving home. Nothing feels as lonely as to sit alone in a car in the dark with the rain so thick that it could be a car wash cascading down, and the wind shaking the car with a feeling that it might move any moment.
All I dreamed of at that moment was to be in my room under the covers.
There are two benefits of this rain and one is everywhere outside is beautiful green on the ground. The second benefit is delicious thunder that rattles the windows with its sonic boom (when at home). These are cheap thrills and don't cost a penny. What better way to spend a stormy night in bed listening to the wind, seeing the flashes of lighting while waiting for the thunder that is soon to follow, yet knowing that all is safe and warm exactly where you are.

Now it's all over and the terrible heat of summer will soon be upon us, and I'm going to miss it, and when the temperature keeps rising, I'm going to long for it.