Colorful Promises

The early morning weather forecast today called for an 80% chance of rain. When I got up, the weather lady was just saying the rain was about a half hour away. I walked into the kitchen to make coffee and could see the sun shining on the hillside across the road, but there were dark clouds looming behind it.

As I stood at the kitchen window watching the turkey come across our yard, I looked up at the hillside again and saw the most beautiful bright-colored rainbow arching it's way from one side of the hill, across the road and over the hill on the other side, behind our neighbor's house. It was so beautiful with that dark backdrop behind it and the bright sunshine on the green hillside in front.

All the leaves on the trees were shining in orange, yellow and red below the rainbow, almost like they were competing with each other to see who's colors were the brightest. It was so pretty, and the promise of a beautiful day!

I went out to feed the donkeys and as I stepped off the porch the rain had come up over the hill and into our yard. I looked over my shoulder and the rainbow had gone and the clouds had covered up the sunshine. I love this rainy weather. It reminds me of home in the Pacific Northwest. I wish I could have just gone back into the house and crawled under the covers to listen to the rain on the roof the rest of the day.