Much Rain! (And Beauty After the Storm)

We got some unexpected rain yesterday: FIVE INCHES of Rain! I didn't even have time to put most of my garden tools away before the deluge started:

Great Googly Moogly! I don't think our rain gauge has ever held this much rain before
(unless I forgot to empty it between rain storms). It only goes up to five inches.
(Note the waterlogged fields.)

Following the storm, the sunlight came out brilliantly as the sun set in the west.

Trees lit up like gold against dark clouds.

Rain drops highlighted by the setting sun.

What a sky! (And more waterlogged fields.)

One side of a rainbow (looks a bit like a scary mushroom cloud, to tell the truth...)

And the other side of the rainbow ends at the gazebo. 

There were warnings of dangerous flash floods in parts of Iowa. I hope everyone is all right (and that your gardens aren't too beaten down by the rains).

Thanks for reading! -Beth