Random Rain, Floods, and Flowers. . .

Another May brings with it such torrential rains here in Mid-Missouri. Tonight I had to attend a School Board meeting, and it absolutely poured. We were all drenched, sloshing out to our cars, and actually not a lot happened to warrant such bravery by the faculty... Only this week the locust trees exploded in fragrant welcome to Mom as I brought her down the lane after an appointment. These old trees are fragile against the storms of spring, and they usually lose limbs during the gusts that precede the lightning... but the blooms once a year make up for that.
When it stops raining, I plan still to work outside in the back yard. This old stump will someday be a habitat for some annuals... Now it's content with its faerie realm amid the sprouting mushrooms...
Nights go on too long, and its after 2 a.m. Tomorrow morning I will awaken as a zombie... Caffeine!! Caffeine!!! My kingdom for a cuppa...
White lilacs grow beside Mom's gasoline tanks... So it's time to refuel, replenish, reinforce.... and return to school for this final lap. Oh, my students are sooooo done with it...