I have always loved the rain. Ever since I was a little kid.
One of the things that was hard about living in Colorado was the lack of rain...and green, lush growth and birds and life.
I saw a picture from Colorado on FaceBook today. It was so brown and dusty with snow on the mountains...cold....brrrr! It looked awful. Bleak, barren. lifeless.
Down here life is everywhere. It gets in the house and into your clothes and in the car...everywhere.
It is so green. No dust. Out of control growth. Weeds, trees, flowers, birds, more weeds and plants like you grow in pots in your house...wild.
I love the rain. It represents life. Warmth, abundance, life.
We had about 35 inches of rain in October (Colorado gets maybe 17 inches in a year!)and expect about half that in November. The total for the year will end up about 125 inches.
Listening to the rain on the roof gives me permission to read and nap and be lazy. Ahhhh...
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I too, Love the rain. here in Arkansas, there is much more rain than Colorado. after a season or two, I noted that the wetness really did cause abundant growth, and 'what doth grow, doth need mow'... so, about once or twice a year, we need to counter-attack the advancing jungle. All the same, the green and flowers are blissful.
Thanks for reminding me to appreciate this (I just got thru with the counter-mowing regime)
Love, Darshan
Bleak, barren. lifeless...you sure that was a photo of Colorado? As I step outside onto my deck into a stunning blue sky I see an ocean of deep green pines, accented by brilliant white snow patches and golden grasses that look a-blaze as a magnificent sunshine lights them up. Standing in my t-shirt, basking in the sun and a warm breeze I feel anything but lifeless in this gorgeous state.
The picture that I saw was down in Colorado Springs where it gets dry and brown.
I do appreciate that the mountains are magnificent to look at and live in...except for the cold that is.
I loved Colorado for about 20 years, then I got tired of the cold. Old age maybe. Anyhow, I appreciate your perspective Allan.
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