Just when I begin to wonder why I ever got tired of the sun and missed the rain when I lived in California, (since Christmas we've had 15 days without rain and over 10 days where it rained .5 inches or more), we get a day like today. The sun is shining, birds are singing, the sky is a beautiful shade of blue, and I realize without all that rain, I wouldn't even enjoy today and all its beauty. I went for a run and was noticing all the signs of life I hadn't noticed yet this year. There are flowers blooming, the trees are budding, the tulips on my patio are coming up, and it just smells like life and spring outside. I could even see Mt. Hood all covered with snow for the first time in a very long time. Too bad I didn't have my camera on my run.
It makes me so excited for the coming spring, to feel the air getting warmer and warmer as summer approaches. Sure, right now as I'm sitting on my patio, it is a little chilly outside, but the sun is still shining. Sure, after today according to the weather forecast, we will be having clouds and rain for the foreseeable future, but today, today is sunny and I am loving it. This little shot of sunlight will invigorate me until I see it again.
So, in case you haven't guessed, it's sunny and I love it. But I am well aware that it is the copious amount of rain that preceded the sun that makes it so enjoyable. I'm sure there's a lesson about God in there somewhere.
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