Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Odd

 

Rain


The washing had been pegged out and then, as so often, the heavens opened, and the rain pelted down. Blithe claims that it would ‘just be another rinse for the washing’ died on my lips as the water level rose in the garden. It was a flash flood of Biblical proportions.  The laundry would be mud-streaked when the flood receded.

As ground turned to mud, sucking at my feet, I tried to return indoors.

It was going to be difficult, wading chest-high through the waters. I was beginning to panic . . .

 

 . . . and then I woke up!

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11 comments:

  1. Red9 July 2025 at 01:55

    I bit on your story. Good one.

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  2. Anvilcloud9 July 2025 at 02:23

    The Texas flood might have been playing on your mind.

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  3. Sharon9 July 2025 at 02:25

    I was thinking that sounded a little like the rain downpours we've been having! I hate water dreams. When I have them it usually means I'm worrying about something

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  4. Hels9 July 2025 at 02:37

    I was always much more worried about earthquakes and frantic bushfires than flooding ...until I saw the Cape provicence in South African and Texan floods on tv. So many people died, including helpless school children, and so many people could not be located under the buildings. No wonder you had nightmares :(

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  5. Bob9 July 2025 at 02:59

    I think Texas was on your mind.

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  6. Debby9 July 2025 at 03:15

    So many did not wake up from their nightmare.

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  7. River9 July 2025 at 04:08

    Oh thank goodness you woke up! Wading through chest high waters is scary when it is from torrential rain. I have only ever had to wade through ankle deep waters while walking home from work one evening during a thunderstorm.

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  8. KirstenM9 July 2025 at 07:43

    Scared, glad you woke up before you had to swim for it!

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  9. Asep Haryono9 July 2025 at 07:47

    It’s funny how dreams can feel so real until you wake up, soaked in relief instead of rain!

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  10. Poppypatchwork9 July 2025 at 08:05

    Good ending!

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  11. JayCee9 July 2025 at 08:31

    Horrible... those nightmares always seem so real and linger for ages afterwards.

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