I thought the clouds looked a prettier, darker, shade of blue this morning. Overcast skies are always a welcome relief from driving due east into the blinding sunrise every morning, but these skies…these looked like almost rainlike.
Or so I thought. I was guessing, since it hasn’t rained in over a month.
And then, oh my goodness. I heard office doors opening to the parking lot, the few people who are here that early were shouting down the hall. RAIN! Friends called on the phone (suddenly awake at ungodly hours), my text alerts suddenly started trilling, every single person at the PlaceThatShallNotBeDiscussed was standing at an outside door, marvelling at that wet stuff falling from the sky. I even went outside to play in it. (Don’t you love the coppery penny smell when summer rain first falls?)
It’s been 25 straight days of 100+ heat. Today’s high – without the heat index – is 105°. I don’t think we would have been more excited if someone had shouted that it was snowing.
Today – today is going to be a good, good day.
July 26, 2011 at 8:05 am |
Did you ever imagine you would get so excited about rain?
July 26, 2011 at 9:44 am |
I love your rain description. And yes, it’s going to be a good day!
July 26, 2011 at 11:56 am |
It dipped into the 50s here last night…I had to get up to put on a sweatshirt and grab a blanket! ::fingerscrossed:: Maybe we’ll get a few cool days next week, too…??
July 27, 2011 at 9:45 am |
That is too funny! Hope it was a good, good day! (Now I have the Black Eyed Peas stuck in my head!)