CATS AND DOGS! ELEPHANTS AND GIRAFFES! TIGERS AND BEARS!! (OH MY!)

also known as Contemplations on Rain.

I wouldn't be surprised if at some point, the rain just swept our little house right off the ground and carried it down Mayfield... It's absolutely POURING right now, and it couldn't be more

beautiful. It's what I woke up to, the sound of the pouring rain, and looking out the window, the greens are magnified in both color and spectrum. There seem to be hundreds of different kinds of greens! Other than that and the single tree outside of my room that has beautiful yellowing leaves, everything else looks like a dull grey. It's incredible what the rain can do. I wish the picture here could do the rain justice, but I was on my way to the lab when I saw the same spot that I had taken a picture of in an earlier post, totally awash with sunlight, and here it is, in the downpour. I'm just so enamored with the situation right now. They turned the heat on in the house, so my room is such a comfortably warm temperature, and I'm facing windows that are spattered with rain, giving my outlook on life a sort of Monet feel (literally).

The pane glass is blurred, so everything has that sort of romantic haze to it. Add to that the sound of a torrential downpour that, most importantly, I am protected from, and you have the beautiful state of mind. Again, this picture does not do it justice at all, but you get some sort of idea what I'm talking about in terms of colors... my silly plant (who still does not have a name) looks violently bright in this situation. Love that, too. My little yellow guy is bobbing his head back and forth; he seems quite content with the light conditions in the room. Cedric is, of course, being a lazy cow and is in between the pillows, taking his nap. I know I said I wouldn't update until I feel better, but I couldn't pass up this opportunity. Walking in the rain, too, is great, as long as you have the correct mindset. One of my pet peeves is to get the hems of my jeans wet... water then crawls up the pant leg, leaving you uncomfortably wet. But, given this utter downpour, nothing really seemed to matter. I eventually gave up using my little panda parasol that I bought in China, and just walked in my rain jacket. The wind and rain, of course, got the better of me, slapping me around on my walk back home and drenching the entire fronts of my pant legs, but I couldn't help but smile because of how much I loved it, and how few people, I think, are currently appreciating it. Maybe I would have a different outlook on this situation if I had to go out again, but I'm not planning on leaving the house for the rest of the day... so I'll enjoy this feeling as much as I can.

To everyone else who has to brave the elements, good luck and stay dry... just think about the warm room that awaits you when you get back home~