A nasty turn

Well, it couldn't last, could it. We have the spent the past few days enjoying the warm, no, the hot autumnal sunshine. But overnight, the rain came. And this evening it is falling with increasing intensity. The parched ground, fortunately, is soaking it up greedily, so there is no need for me to dust off my ark-making handbook.... yet. However, if this carries on, it could be a different story in the morning!