Painting Up a Storm (in a Storm)

So, we went from this

to this:

We drove down to the beach after lunch, just to see what it looked like. The rain from this, the third storm to pass through in three days, had only just begun - but the waves were already forming.

But by the time we arrived back at the house it was raining cats and dogs -- thundering and lightening, too, later on.

But none of this nasty weather is bothering us. Yesterday, in the midst of the storm, we were painting up a storm:

This was the scene outside, as we gathered are 'tools of the trade' together.

You can see the water pouring from the drainpipe, on the left of the photo. The rain was torrential.

This was the view from the kitchen window - the neighbour's treehouse and flagpole. Old Glory sure was flapping around!

Chris is waiting to begin our water-colour painting lesson. We had a drawing of three horses's heads that we were to paint. It was my very first attempt at painting and I was quite nervous. But as I progressed I began to catch on a bit to the technique.  Not sure if I will post the final product here -- we'll see!

In the meantime, while the elements roared away outside, we were as snug as bugs in a rug -- and so was Bailey: