A Good Thunderstorm Brings Welcome Rain

It has been a long time since it has rained in Seguin. The wildflowers didn't bloom hardly at all this year, the grass is brown, and trees are suffering. So, when the storm clouds rolled in, yesterday morning, I got out my camera and waiting for the rain to fall. 

First, the thunderclouds blocked the sun and the sky got so dark that streetlights came back on and people turned on lights in their homes....

 Then the wind started to blow and the rain began to fall. Heavy rain, big drops, and lots of them fell and the water started to flow down the street.

 The sound of the heavy rain hitting the metal roof was deafening, but I loved hearing it. Water ran off like a waterfall.

Our faux alligator suddenly found himself swimming in what kind of looked like a moat....

All in all, it was a good storm. The wind was not too strong, the rain did not cause flooding, and the lightening did not hit our house. That's the kind of thunderstorm I love.