It provides another feeling of confidence and self-reliance knowing that just beyond some well chosen clothing the rest of the world is being inundated and subjugated by the most powerful compound in nature. Birds retreat to the cover of the trees to sit and sip the freshness from the drops on the leaves. When it's all over, I like the smell. The air combed clean by raindrops and leaving a bright smell of growth and fecundity to coast through.
I too love the rain in spring. I find riding in the rain incredibly liberating. I remember the first time I rode in the rain (an accident, since I had planned to be a fair-weather commuter), I was stupidly and joyfully thinking "hey, I'm getting wet." It was a weird realization that all that happens when it rains is that I get wet. It turns out I'm not as fragile as I thought I was.
ReplyDeleteKendra,
DeleteThat's a nice way to describe the feeling. It's liberating to realize that the worst that can happen it getting wet. There's nothing wrong with being enveloped by nature. I was wet coming into the world, that all seemed to work out.
Marc