A storm arrived early this morning, so much rain falling on top of the already saturated ground, so that torrents of surface water cascaded into the rivers and on down the many waterfalls in the dales. If only we could relocate some of the water to those areas in the world that need it. In the afternoon when the storm had past the air took on a magical quality, whilst the colours in the  countryside developed a soft pastel hue. Sadly the sky remained covered by clouds of a light grey overlaid with patches of a pale dusty brown.