April Showers ...

After a winter that lasted much longer than anyone wanted, 

April eased into spring living up to its couplet,

"April showers bring May flowers."

The flowers have started to show, but I'm hoping their

best show will start later this week, with May.

This grouping of umbrellas hangs in the hallway

of the Herron School of Art and Design.

They appear to be motorized, although I don't

think I've ever seen them move.

The weather was dreary all day yesterday,

began raining in the afternoon,

continuing throughout Sunday. The rivers are

swollen and overflowing, an astonishing difference

from last year which saw a drought that had

begun with winter and lasted into fall.

The Herron umbrellas seemed an appropriate

expression for the outdoor mood.