Sun follows rain follows sun...

Waking up at 3.30 this morning after a pretty hefty nightmare, I spent two hours lying in bed trying to sleep again. The sun's rays slipped over the horizon like bridesmaids preceding the bride down the aisle. Then came the sunshine, clear and bright. I lay listening to the birds for some time before I realised sleep wasn't coming back. So, I got up to walk the dogs (5.30am ish) and went out to the car with the warmth of our star on me.

By the time I reached the forest, only 5 minutes away, there were clouds which were lit from beneath:




Rain chased swiftly on my heels and soon, though the sun shone to the East, a mist of rain rushed from the South to meet it:








Until the sun was but a mere haze:



And soon it felt like sunset:





And then it was simply rain: