Lookin' Out My Back Door

I love that old CCR song, "Lookin' Out My Back Door," but when I looked out my back door this morning, I didn't see any "happy creatures dancing on the lawn" ... and there were no "giants turning cartwheels" ... or "statues wearing high heels" either. All I saw was Rain, Rain, and more RAIN! It's a dreary, dark, windy, and rain-drenched day here in Vicksburg, but I did manage to find a few bright spots with my camera while looking out our porch door. I took these with my zoom lens so I didn't have to get out in the rain. I loved the bubbles floating in and amongst the raindrops in our pond, and just had to get a closer look ... Raindrops were clinging to the branches of our Japanese Maple, like little diamonds, defying gravity ... Not to be outdone, the Yews were shimmering in diamonds, too ... The branches of our Chaste Tree are loaded with seed pods and I think they made an interesting picture ... My asparagus ferns are still nice and green, and looked especially pretty in the rain ... We've been "blessed" with rain off and on for about a week now, with more to come ... but the forecast for tomorrow is "Sunny, with a high of 73!" You just can't ask for better than that, and I know a lot of soggy spirits around here are going to be lifted, if only for a day. Wish I could send some of that sunshine your way!