Look what the rain brought
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (376012)
Rockingham, Australia
March 31, 2026 3:41am CST
A few days ago, we had three inches of rain over the course of a night and the following day. This was a consequence of cyclone Narelle travelling down the west coast and bringing a lot of destruction as it went. Thankfully, we just copped a lot of rain.
When I went outside next morning, I found this pretty pattern on the patio pavers. It looked like flower petals at first, but the white and yellow heaps are tiny piles of sand. I guess the foundation underneath consists of both white and yellow sand. There is no sign of any ants so I don’t really know what has caused these. They are only on the pavers that are under the roof or under the eaves. I guess I’ll need to go out soon and sweep away the pretty patterns.
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@DaddyEvil (170880)
• United States
5h
I thought it was flowers blooming at first, too. It's pretty, whatever caused it.
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@JudyEv (376012)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I think you're right. They have all the appearance of ant's nests.
@BarBaraPrz (51562)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5h
They do look like flowers. We got a lot of rain last night, along with some sheet lightning and grumbles... nothing dramatic. But we're still getting rain today.
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@ptrikha_2 (49486)
• India
3h
They really looked like small flowers.
Heavy rain would have meant a lot of disruption to the daily life.
@JudyEv (376012)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I'm glad I can't see any ants. Good that they haven't got into the house.
@Traceyjayne (9446)
• United Kingdom
1h
Yep, I thought the same as others ….pretty flowers …then ….definitely ants !
@pitsipeahie (5620)
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4h
Whatever that is, they're pretty, like nature's work of art.
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