It's a rainy dark day here. Torrents of rain. Sheets of rain. Buckets of rain. Cats and Dogs of rain. POODLES of rain!!! Rain....Rain....Rain!
The library seems so bright against the darkness of the day. The stacks are quiet and welcoming. The smell of old books are so comforting. It's a day for reading a book....not a kindle....an old, worn book that is heavy in your hands and whose pages are thick and heavy and just beginning to yellow.
Nothing to do but welcome what is....a sky full of water and an earth full of life. Get "Zen" with the rain and the slower rhythm of life. I'm settling in with my books and a quiet day in an all but unused library. (It will be busy enough in a few weeks. But for today, life is slow and mellow.) On the way home this afternoon, I will walk in the rain and meander through the downpours and get soaked to the skin. I want to get saturated and feel the rain touch every part of me. I want to feel the sensuality of the rain. Then it will be home for a hot, soaking bath, a cup of tea and rainy day music on my ipod.
I don't know why people moan about rainy days. They are a gift and a reminder. And they are just as much fun as the sun.
Welcome the rain, people!
The library seems so bright against the darkness of the day. The stacks are quiet and welcoming. The smell of old books are so comforting. It's a day for reading a book....not a kindle....an old, worn book that is heavy in your hands and whose pages are thick and heavy and just beginning to yellow.
Nothing to do but welcome what is....a sky full of water and an earth full of life. Get "Zen" with the rain and the slower rhythm of life. I'm settling in with my books and a quiet day in an all but unused library. (It will be busy enough in a few weeks. But for today, life is slow and mellow.) On the way home this afternoon, I will walk in the rain and meander through the downpours and get soaked to the skin. I want to get saturated and feel the rain touch every part of me. I want to feel the sensuality of the rain. Then it will be home for a hot, soaking bath, a cup of tea and rainy day music on my ipod.
I don't know why people moan about rainy days. They are a gift and a reminder. And they are just as much fun as the sun.
Welcome the rain, people!
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jessj:
I love listening to a really heavy rain fall on my roof when I'm trying to sleep! So calming.
klausbuben:
sounds perfect. had a very rainy day here over the weekend and cracked a window just to listen to the rain and the birds while I read. wish I'd thought of going for a walk.