“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”
The rain fell but for only a short while. Poor Henry was out, and I wasn’t at the door to let him in so he went under the deck out of the rain. When I called him, he checked first to make sure I was there then came upstairs. Henry is now on the couch resting from his ordeal.
Yesterday I received my vote by mail application. All registered voters in Massachusetts received one, with no excuse required. I can have ballots mailed to me for the primary in September and the election in November. I’m sending in my card.
It is chilly right now at 68˚, but it will get warmer, into the low 70’s. My dance card is empty right now. I have dump fodder, but I really don’t want to go. I don’t even want to get dressed. I’m going to hang around the house, maybe watch a movie, definitely read.
When I was a kid, summer rain meant no fun at the playground, but my mother never insisted we stay dry inside the house so we didn’t. I think it was a self-defense decision for her with four kids stuck in a smallish house. I’d take my bike out of the cellar to ride in the rain. I loved speeding through puddles, the bigger the better. I’d take my feet off the pedals and raise my legs in the air over the backwash from my front tire. It was exhilarating.
I love the sound of the rain. I remember it tapping against the long windows in my elementary school and banging on the roof over my head when I was in the fourth grade. Rain plinks when it hits a puddle. Rain on a tin roof drowns out all sounds except its own. It is loud, commanding. Today’s rain was quiet, gentle. I had to stand outside to see if it was still raining. It was, but since then the rain has stopped. Just now the sky got lighter. Dare I hope?
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July 17, 2020 at 6:11 pm
Hi Kat,
I just read that all those applications were to be mailed out by July 1 and was concerned because I hadn’t received one. But if you just got yours perhaps mine is in the mail.
Summer rain is usually fine to be outside in as long as it’s not a driving deluge. It’s especially fine when it’s been hot. I still like to sit on the top step of the front porch just inside the door and stick my bare legs out into the rain. The dogs think I’m weird and I suppose the neighbors might too. I don’t care. It feels good.
Today was pretty gloomy and cool until a couple of hours ago. I even had to put on wool socks because it was chilly inside the house. The sun is out now and will warm up the place a lot before it sets.
Enjoy the evening.
July 17, 2020 at 6:49 pm
Hi Caryn,
I think I remember reading there was a bit of a holdup over adding more postage money. You might have even gotten yours today. You have until late August to mail it back.
I love sitting under my umbrella on the deck in the rain and staying completely dry. Gracie used to get under the table to avoid the rain. Henry goes inside.
It seemed as if the sun would break through, but it didn’t. It was a bit brighter but stayed cloudy all day. My house was also chilly.
Have a great evening!