Here in Texas we call it skywater, water that literally falls from the sky, and we haven't had any since May - until this afternoon. It began slowly, tentative drops patterning the sidewalk, please don't stop, then picked up pace.
Astounded, I stood on the porch, looking out in wonder. Wow, actual rain, you could see it, and with the skywater came thunder, lightning and a sudden drop in temperature. Beautiful.
Then it stopped, but for how long. Even now, dark clouds are rolling in from the West; will they break and unleash a cataclysmic storm upon this small heat stricken country town?
Here at the Compound we watch and wait, expectant.
Eschaton,
LSP
5 comments:
Well said, Ed.
And dammit, the storm seems to have passed over. I was looking forward to an elemental confrontation on the porch.
Skywater is the direct result of climate racisms, trust the science!
I couldn't believe my eyes yesterday - the edge of a storm in the sky! From our location here in the armpit of Dallas Co., I got a picture of it.
Yes, Herr Doktor.
Ich liebe die Wissenschaft!
We struggle to end the racism of Weather and Countryside.
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Which is odd, given Heimat, but whatever.
Gen X, I was hoping it'd head your way, what a blessed relief. Everyone was smiling at the Brookshires!
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