Summer Rain

It's been raining almost every day in the afternoon for the past week, and it has been glorious! It's the kind of driving, window-clattering rain that is accompanied by thunder that makes the walls shiver and lightning that illuminates the whole sky from horizon to horizon. Nature is truly a magnificent, untamed creature that is all at once exhilarating and terrifying and at times makes you grateful to be behind glass.

Right now it's raining incredibly hard, but everything is light. Against the gray sky, the light is almost white; it's such an interesting, beautiful contrast. As the rain dissipates, the ground will glisten with little puddles, the snails will make their tiny windy trails of goo across the sidewalks, and the air will be heavy and fresh. And maybe later today I'll get to play the game of watching the droplets chase each other across the windows of the car...admit it, it's your favorite rain game ;)