It is a given that there are some places on this wonderful planet that will have pop up showers right while you are in the middle of enjoying the scenery. In tropical areas they can be infrequent depending on the season, every day like clock work, or if you happen to be there when it’s the rainy/hurricane season – you get a lot of it! On this visit to Grand Cayman it was extra rainy. I mean rainy to the point that one time we were caught in a down pour that flooded the street and we were trying to walk (silly tourists us) back to our condo from a perfectly dry pub in water almost up to our knees. We still laugh about that soggy day.
This day the rain was playing with me at the park. It would get misty and humid (and fog up my lens and glasses) then a light sprinkle and then it let go with a bit of a cloudburst. Fortunately we were on a path that went right by a gazebo. We made a run for it…us and a few other visitors to the park. The gazebo overlooked a charming lily pond and well – here you go!
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Images by T.Dashfield Photography 
Never run in the rain… that’s when you get wet…
I ran between the rain drops 😉
The texture of the lilies is beautiful, but the water movement that the raindrops leave on the pond is what grabs my eye.
Thanks, Cindi. When I was staring at the pond I was also drawn in by the ripples from the falling rain as well as the water on the pads.
Nice to see on a day like today!
But it’s melting outside today!!!! YIPPEE!
Yes!!!!
That is BEYOND gorgeous! Those colors!!!! –Lisa
Thanks, Lisa. I miss colors…winter is so devoid of them.
Water lilies are so beautiful! I always wanted a yard large enough for some water for lilies. Maybe in my next life.
Or when it thaws you can just dig a hole in your backyard and have a mini pond? 🙂
At our house’s backyard in the Philippines, there’s a tree that has flowers exactly like the ones in your photo. It’s a big tree ! We call the tree “calachuchi ” . The flowers have really nice smell.
How wonderful to have such a tree 🙂
Very cool…and I too like the raindrop circles on the water!
I owe it all to DH. After running to get out of the rain I wasn’t paying attention and he elbowed me and pointed to the raindrops.
You’ve caught the ripples and raindrops and turned them into a beautiful ‘painting’. Lovely!
Thank you so much for your kind comment 🙂