The Rain In Spain...

...lies mainly in the plain!  

Dear Eliza Doolittle From My Fair Lady had it almost right.  After more than 2 months without a drop of rain, it has poured on and off for five days this past week.  So, now the rain in Spain lies mainly in my new patio!

The rain has softened our clay soil enough to dig out an area for our new patio. 

The area needs to be dug out to below the bottom step of the stairs.

The sun has come out today and it is supposed to be quite warm for the next few days, so that patio area will soon be rock-solid.  But, you know what rain and sun means... flowers!

Chaenomeles japonica

Forsythia

Looks who else likes the rain - Iberian imperial eagle and buzzard
(aquila adalberti and buteo buteo)