Rain Makes Moss Grow

We have been waiting for a long time for the rains to come to Northern California this winter. The past few days a big storm finally blew in, with bits of snow and hail at the frigid start, and tons and tons and tons of water in the middle. The wind was so lusty and gusty in the middle of the night that it was hard to sleep in the loft upstairs, with the tree branches bending and creaking all around us and making it feel like we were in a captain-less ship on the high seas.

I just love all of that water washing the air clean, stirring things up, moistening the ground, filling the ponds in the meadow behind our house, and making the frogs sing. It also made the moss suddenly turn bright green and lush on every tree, like this huge oak tree that grows right next to our house:

I hope all you residents of the Northern Hemisphere are staying cozy out there in Winter Land....

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[Gwen@Poppies and Paperbacks]

Hi Puddin!
Just found you today and much love! I love the tree photo so much. I also love the post about Etta. What a loss. I wish I had been clever enough to have posted about her. Perhaps, it's not too late.
xo Crescent Moons and CapnCrunch!