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Silver Liquid Drops (Daily Pic 5/365)
April Rain Song by Langston Hughes Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk. The rain makes running pools in the gutter. The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at…
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I am reduced to talking about the weather
BEEEEP. BEEEEP. BEEEEP. We were awakened by our weather radio. Again. A major storm was entering our county, and eye-witnesses reported three tornadoes on the ground. Karl had a few minutes to check the radar before we lost electricity. If the weatherman was correct, then we would be spared a direct hit by about five…
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SNOWait a minute…it stopped
The snow began falling just a moment ago. Now, all across Alabama, we are breathing a sigh of relief because the anticipation is over…it’s finally snowing (did you see the “smoke” coming out of my mouth?). I’m not exaggerating: preparing for snowfall in Alabama is worse than actual snow. Everyone is on edge. And by…
Leslie Wiggins 