a blessed exception

From mid-June to mid-August, the weather

forecast here in Central Texas is:

Sunny, Hot, highs in the mid to upper 90s

20% chance of rain.

It is so predictable, I rarely bother to
check in on the meteorologist's predictions
during the summer months. Which
would explain why I didn't know there was
a 50% chance of scattered showers today.

And how blessed we were to have a shower
scatter that glorious water down on us today.

The grass greened and grew in front of our very
eyes. I think it brought some new color into
the girls' eyes, as well.

The puddles, the mud, the magical sidewalk mirrors.
Little is more exceptional and welcome than a
July rain shower.

Baby O didn't know what to think.
Someday soon he'll be out splishing
and splashing through though those
irresistable puddles and catching raindrops
on his tongue.