Rain

Today I was just considering the rain that falls here in Shell.  We can get a rainfall as many as five times a day.  In fact, at times it's almost constant and very much intrusive in our lives.  Rain can keep us home, make us wet, surprise us when we're unprepared, soak our shoes, put mildew on our clothes hanging in the closet, make our crackers inedible, our clotheslines unusable, and my hair extremely frizzy and unattractive.  Rain is a pain. 

Yet, it is what makes this place so green, flowering, and therefore filled with birds and other wildlife.  It graces us with wonderful 'white noise' when it's time to sleep or read a book.  It keeps us hydrated and our rivers flowing.  If we had no rain, we would most certainly have very little else to look at and enjoy here in the jungle.  We know from experience since at one time in our lives we lived in the desert where it did not rain once in nearly two years. 

Which would we prefer?  Hmmmmm.  Constant rain or constant sun?  Not sure.  But, we do know that no matter where we are, that's the way it is and we'll just have to bloom where we're planted.  So...we carry umbrellas, hang up our shoes, wait till the rain stops or at least slows down before we run errands, wrap our crackers well, rarely use our closeline, and I use lots and lots of mousse.  (Hair's still frizzy though!)

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Blessings, kim