We had heavy rain for most of the night, which lightened up a little by the time I set out for work.
Today was "Bike To Work" day, but almost no one did. But my walk through the waterlogged landscape was fine. The robins and squirrels didn't seem fazed by the puddles everywhere. They were foraging as usual in the yards, and it made me think of how unique we humans are in our response to less than ideal weather.
By early afternoon, the sky was beginning to clear. I went outside and enjoyed the blooms of some newly planted flowers. One of them had tiny little florets, and some of them had a little drop of water nestled inside, glowing in the sunlight.
After work, as I started out to walk up town to meet Pam, I thought that I could just shut down for 15 minutes and treat the walk as meaningless filler, or I could pay attention and enjoy whatever I found along the way. The latter seemed like a better use of time, and, no surprise, it turned out to be full of interesting sights and sounds, scents and sensations.
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