Rainy Tribute

I love the rain. It's not just because the weather these days has been so unbearably humid and warm that I shudder to think about how our electricity bills will look like for the indulgent amount of air-conditioning swimming around in the house recently.

I love the rain because it smells fresh and clean. It emphasizes the smell of all the greenery surrounding you. I never miss the chance to open my balcony doors or windows when it rains to stick my head out, inhaling that scent of grass mixed with fresh air deeply. Getting it all into my system and then taking yet another deep breath again and again till my head feels clear and...my nose gets a little wet. I can never ever get enough of that rainy grassy smell.

I love the rain because it feels like the world is getting shrouded in a safe cocoon of misty showers that mute out the sound of traffic or conversation or the radio or the TV. You can only hear raindrops hitting every surface that is landing on and the occassional clap of thunder. For that duration, everything goes on silent mode. Just the rain matters and nothing much else penetrates my senses. I feel like I'm in one of those gifty glass globes with fake snowflakes swirling around whenever you shake it. Only that the snowflakes are raindrops and I am in my own little space, cut off from the rest who live outside my rainy little ball.

I love the rain because it's fun to poke my foot or hand out of the shelter and feel it get all wet and cold. It's like how kids love to jump into a water fountain and splish splash to their heart's content. Occasionally I get possessed by that inner child and actually do run around in the rain in my clumsy thirty-two year old body. I feel embarressed to act like a big kid but secretly I am enjoying every moment, the worries of catching a cold far behind me. I'm lucky enough to find a mate who actually joins me in these mad antics. Trust me, it's very therapeutic for your relationship to prance around together in the rain in the middle of the Botanical Gardens. I know this from experience. :)

There are so many reasons I feel excited everytime my nose catches a whiff of an impending downfall. There are so many memories I have that are associated with a good old shower of rain.

And when the first drops of rain start to fall, I make sure I am ready to marvel again at the little joys my favourite kind of weather brings. Until the sky clears and the sun peeks out from the sky, you can be sure to find me in my comfortable little rain globe creating memories to keep.