A Silver Lining

Lately it seems that there is more excitement outside the studio than inside. Recently my roles have included the exciting job of “the maid” - cleaning and organizing the office and studio spaces or being a “Nurse” for the two cats (Simon and Alex) who have had a few vet procedures over the last few days. So I am finding much more excitement looking out the window. What weather we have had the last couple of days, temps are like spring (60’s) thunder and lightning storms. We had a storm move through the other day that brought some hail the size of moth balls with it. I snapped a picture of the hail just to show Paul when he got home from work.

But what I really found amazing were the clouds. The sky got so dark as the thunder and lightning rolled in and as the storm move through Mary and I could see that just beyond the storm clouds was a silver lining and blue sky. I grabbed my camera to take a couple of pictures. You can see how dark the sky was and how it just opened up to blue sky. And of course what summer storm is complete without a rainbow at the end. You can almost make out the double rainbow in the picture.

As the storm passed and the silver lining in the clouds and rainbow appeared - I started to think about life and the saying “There’s always a silver lining” which I have heard my parents say more than once. It does seem to be that after every storm in life the sun shines to reveal a beautiful rainbow. After completing quilt market, getting to the jobs I had put off and tying up all the loose ends, I guess as I look toward the next few days my rainbow is coming – Thursday I start painting a new piece. I hope your rainbow shines through soon as well.