Theme Thursday - Reason: Unreasonable Rain

We have had a little rain off and on over the past week or so but today it got serious and has been raining all day.  Looking out the back door onto our deck I decided no reasonable person would go out in the rain but it might make a nice picture.

Opening the back door gave me a clear shot of the deck without getting wet.

Just for fun I took  multiple views covering the whole deck then used Autostitch to put them together.  It did a nice job of showing the whole deck and I didn't get wet.  Here is a bit of doggerel from long ago.

Indian Summer


Cool damp air moves past my face
carrying a gentle sweetness.
The grass lies dark
under gray skies
heavy with rain.


The hot dry days of August
have given way to September
and the break in the weather
that signals the beginning of Autumn.
There may be a few more hot days,
but the season has changed.


For awhile will come rain
to fill the ponds
and refresh the gardens.
Then it will clear and begin
what in Oklahoma is called
the Indian Summer.


Day after day of bright warm days
and cool crisp nights.
Days that call for football,
and long quiet walks,
and cookouts under the oak trees.


      Bill Miller, September, 1991

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