Cadence of rain on a tin roof
Cadence of rain on a tin roof
Cadence of rain on a tin roof is always a mellowing
sound. With thoughts of snow coming in
the morning when I went to sleep last night it was a pleasant surprise to hear
hard pounding rain on the roof.
It must not have gotten colder overnight as the rain and
wind both picked up and seemed to be working together with the ebb and flow
hitting the roof with timpani of sounds.
For ten minutes it was a hard pounding rain then slightly letting up to
a more relaxed soothing sound for a few minutes then ramping up once again with
fury in its cadence.
The night slowly began to fade out as light ebbed its way on
to my world here in the mountains. The
birds huddled within the trees and bushes taking shelter from the pouring
rain. The squirrels took to the various
bird feeders looking for an easy meal without having to worry about the birds
attacking them as they try to steal food.
Everyone seemed to have their moments, a few birds hunkering down on the
deck rails waiting for the rainfall to ease.
The lights in the yard quickly turn off as the cloudy mist
lingers in the trees on the hillside with no deer in sight this morning. The Georgia red clay is oozing onto the upper
driveway making a long stain mark down the hill toward the road. I forgot how the red dirt has been so much a
part of my life growing up in the south.
The weather radar shows snow on the way but for now this
morning it is a steady hard rain with its beautiful cadence slapping the roof
overhead. With Bailey’s coffee in hand I
wish ya’ll a great Sunday!
I hear there is a football game on later today so good luck
for whomever you choose. I do not have “live”
television here but it would not matter as I suffered many years of Falcons
losses to care anymore.
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