And the Rains Came...

Sunday morning I left home early to avoid the heat. The humidity was high already, rain was in the offing. As I stepped out of the car when I parked along the seawall, I could feel the morning clouds would build up, cover us with the darkness of the pending storms moving in on the horizon. It was time to start moving before I got soaked!!!

Along the boardwalk and the Marina, most of the shrimp boats were still moored [tied up]; some were out to sea. The brown pelicans were mostly quiet, waiting for the return and their breakfast when the shrimpers throw the unwanted fish out alongside their boats. Always a virtual feast for the gulls and pelicans, and a free handout...

...Some private citizens were trying their luck for the catch of the day near the ships' channel, by the harbor. Their boat is dwarfed by the tanker leaving port...

...a couple sat quietly, with their hot coffee, watching the sun rise near one of the miradors [turret/gazebo] ..

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The clouds would build up, darken the sky, then...quickly dissipate. Rain fell far away, while above me, the sky was blue and dappled with puffs of white thunderheads. Occasionally quiet thunder was heard rumbling in the distance beyond the Harbor Bridge....

Zooming in on the tanker that recently left the Port of Call, was being drenched in the morning mist...

...then it would clear out and the blue above would reappear - while the humid air remained only to build up again and clouds would cover us with a blanket of gray...

The odors from a nearby restaurant [behind the palms] permeated the air. Sausage, bacon, hash brown potatoes, pancakes and a hint of fresh coffee...

...Eventually walking through the marina, I found the near sunk replica of Christopher Columbus's NINA. She took on water during Hurricane Harvey and the city is trying to raise money for repair...

Then....THE RAIN CAME DOWN! Getting soaked before I took shelter under one mirador's roof, I stood and did some people watching, waiting for the storm to move out and head to another city park for more walking!!