It's been very dry lately and the smell of the smoke from a fire in the Big Cypress Nationa Preserve has reached Marco Island. Rain is forcast for the weekend, and it will be welcomed. Sometimes, usually before a show, when I finish a painting I put some words with it. Here are some words for "Rain is Coming:"

The coming rain can be smelled in the sigh of a breeze as the tranquil palms await the cooling, welcome refreshment.