A drop of rain

Today has been overcast and quite dull so I decided to do the washing and cleaning because it's also a little bit cooler which suits me better.
At lunchtime it started to rain but it was quite light and so didn't make all the flowers droop their heads the way heavy showers do. Although I have been watering the garden regularly it's quite amazing how much different the plants look when the water comes from heaven rather than from the tap.
The other thing I have noticed is that they all suddenly start to grow very fast, you can almost see them growing too. Last Monday I cut my chives right back to two inches high but by teatime today they had grown back to ten inches and I swear it was the rain that did it!
The birds have enjoyed the rain too, even though they have been having regular baths in my water lily tub. I noticed a couple of the little sparrows standing under one of the patio roses having the equivalent of a shower where the rain was dripping off the leaves. They were quite wet too and stood there having a jolly good preening session in just the way they do when they've been in the water lily tub.
The weather forecasters say there is more to come but I doubt it will make up for the last six months where we've had very little rain. That will probably come in the autumn......all at once!