California Dew

Who Likes The Rain?

“I,” said the duck. “I call it fun,
For I have my red rubbers on;
They make a little three-toed track,
In the soft, cool mud, - quack! quack!”
  
“I!” cried the dandelion. “I!
My roots are thirsty, my buds are dry.”
And she lifted a tousled yellow head
Out of her green and grassy bed.
  
“I hope ‘twill pour! I hope ‘twill pour!”
Purred the tree-toad at the gray bark door,
“For, with a broad leaf for a roof,
I am perfectly waterproof.”

Clara Doty Bates

 We are expecting some 'California Dew' today and I'm looking forward to it. Every time it rains my favorite Gene Kelly movie scene comes to mind. I wish I could tap dance and twirl an umbrella up and down the sidewalk like he did! I love rainy days. I love the sound and smell of rain, the quiet that sets in through the neighborhood when a good downpour begins, the charcoal clouds wafting across the sky, and the comforting hot cup of soup or tea I have after being out of doors. 

The rain is raining all around,
It falls on field and tree,
It rains on the umbrellas here,
And on the ships at sea.

  Robert L. Stevenson