It's raining , today could be boring. And may-be it is supposed to be.
It has been a hot and worse than hot, very humid last couple of months. Humidity is much worse than the heat, at least I think so. But today, it's raining. Now I may still be complaining about not being able to weed or paint or what ever else needs doing but I still embrace the rain, for it's almost musical tapping on the veranda, it's drumming on the flagstone path, and dare I say the almost wind chime like sounds when it lands on the metal satellite dish. That was a sound that I had to get used to, it took a bit of investigating to find the origin of that , for lack of a better term, melody. That same melody turns to a sad tolling when the rain is over and all that remains is the drip, drip drip from the eves. 
This year there has been so little rain, I am actually enjoying this, being parked on the porch swing, with my large mug of ice water is a "good thing". Watching the raindrops fall, knowing that if this keeps up our creek will have water in it again. Yes, just daydreaming, remembering how dull rainy days could be when I was a kid, well on this day I don't feel that way. Just mellowing here, and being glad I might not have to carry water to the garden tomorrow. Mother Nature is watering the garden for me. Having developed a keener sense of the value of having plenty of water and it's connection with rainstorms, has somewhat changed my opinion of rainy days. but make no mistake, I still hate umbrellas and those cheap plastic raincoats.
I could get used to this, but not for long though. I have never really liked rainy days. I don't like the drab colors. umbrellas or those tacky plastic rain coats which always rip. Even things I like to do seem monotonous. However it's a good day for listening to music, or may-be reading. Not a good day to write a letter it would be all about how annoying rainy days are. Guess that should tell me that the best thing to do on a rainy day, is turn on some good music, find a good book, and when I am done reading take a nap. I can do that.
