White Out

OK maybe it is not quite like the kind of white out we get at home but it is pretty impressive when the rain hammers down so hard that you can hardly hear yourself talking and the other side of the river is gone from view, blocked by a wall of cascading water.  Sometimes we can hear it pounding way down  the river valley, getting louder as it makes it's way closer.
It is very fun to see what a down pour like this provides.  First it is welcome relief from the heat as the rain washes through and cools it down.  It also almost always brings out the kids both young and old.  The little ones come out to play in the instant puddles (OK the big boys do that too) and the big boys like to get a game of rugby going, other wise known as ooze ball in the pouring rain.
I'm not to sure what this afternoon will bring but I can hear my boys down playing in the river and it sounds like a welcome reprieve.  I think I will go and join them!
Mel for the Marshes