Why I like rain...

My short Sunday silly essay is on rain, thanks to Aaron inspiring me along with me picking the new template. He felt it was dreary, that never occured to me. I love the rain, one of the main things I miss about living in the trailer is the sound of the rain on the metal roof.

After it rains everything looks new, clean and smells fresh, even New Orleans (which trust me some street corners do not smell or look clean) is different after the rain. Looking for that rainbow after the storm is something we always do, once we saw four rainbows from the same rainstorm. By the time we ran into the house to get the camera, they were almost faded, yet the memory of that beautiful moment stays with me.

With rain comes thunder and lightening storms, I love to watch the storms roll in. Watching storms reminds me of moments with my father. He loved storms and my earliest memories is standing with him watching the winds pick up, being hit by the rain and not feeling scared because he was with me. My mother and sister would be hiding in the basement during very bad storms but my father and I? We would be outside for as long as possible or if it got bad enough to go inside standing by the door watching. Playing in puddles is still something I'll admit to doing with my children after a summer storm. Rain reminds me of my childhood when we would still play outside in the rain, we knew we wouldn't melt. Belting out "Raindrops are falling on my head" with my children when we walked in the rain became almost a family tradition when they were little.

My favorite quote on rain is listed on my template because it is true, into everyone's life some rain will fall. We need the rain, for without it? Those bright sunny moments would not seem as important.

I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining because I'm free, nothing's worrying me....

:-)