Flash! Kaboom! That's what I saw/heard this morning at 4:15am. It's the final day of September and I was awakened by a thunderstorm. It flashed, boomed and rained for more than an hour. I didn't get much sleep after that.

I just came in from a tour around the yard. All was quiet with vehicular traffic so I could hear the waterfowl on the lake. The chickadees called from the evergreen boughs. The water droplets dripped from the willow leaves. 

The rain enhanced the autumn colors. The droplets left on the flowers magnified their textures. There hasn't been a good rain for a while and I sure didn't mind the fresh smell and the quietness of a rainy morning when the only sounds I could hear are birds calling and water droplets falling.