All This Rain

A wet Sunday in February.

Rain drops streak down the patio doors to the terrace,

which wait

locked shut - longing for spring.

The washing machine shudders to a halt

with another load that certainly won't see the washing line - it'll have to hung it up on the on the 'dolly' in the kitchen!

Water drops fall from a gutter unable to cope.

In the drive,

puddles gorge themselves on yet more rain drops

which

gang together to catch out those brave enough - or foolish enough

...to venture out!

We wait

longing for the days of summer

with games and barbeques

maybe a 'Pimms' or three!

Almost lake like

the lawn is now unable to absorb any more rain 

and now has huge oceans forming across it - should we get the dingy out?

And still it rains.

The dreams of a Sunday morning 

trimming the shrubs

mowing the lawns 

then

after lunch

taking tea - have simply been washed away 

by all this rain!