I love how rain forms droplets on the glass and I love watching them get larger and larger until they begin to stream down the window in rivulets; there's something soothing about those rivulets of water and the sound of the rain upon the window.
It rained today, unexpectedly, and that lovely scent that comes from the ground and the plants reached me and it made me want to walk. I had a million errands to run though, I've so many things to do this week to get ready for Christmas, so I had to drive. Maybe I could walk later, I'd thought to myself - hopefully it will still be raining.
Later, I managed the walk, but it had stopped raining.
Everything was still wet though, the drops on the leaves glistened in the sun that poked its face from behind a cloud now and then and I ran my hands through the shrubs I passed enjoying the feeling of freshly fallen rain on my hand, the coolness in contrast to the warmth of my own body.
Petrichor is what that scent is called, the lovely small that occurs after rainfall when it hasn't done so for a while.
If you've ever smelled it, you'll know what I mean. It's so energising when out in the park or some natural place and always makes we want to breathe in deeply and fill my lungs to bursting point. I'm not sure what causes it, but I like to think it's the plants and the earth itself releasing their joy and happiness that they received the life-giving rain after a dry spell. I could be wrong though.
As I walked, I could hear rolling thunder to the east, the stormfront receding and, with the park feeling so fresh after the rain, the smell of petrichor and an afternoon to enjoy it I felt happy I'd managed to get everything done early enough to permit me the time to walk.
Sometimes I love to stay in when raining, curled on the couch with tea and a book, snuggled in bed listening to the rain pitter patter on the roof and window or doing crafty things with some soft music in the background. Sometimes I sit at my window seat and watch the rain stream down the windowpane. I like walking in the rain, and just after it has rained, too; it feels natural and basic and brings me to feel closer to the planet.
Today, I got wet. My boots, my jeans below the knee, my hands...it felt wondrous, energising and uplifting.
Becca 💗