Excellent

Oh excellent weather. Cool and wet. I'm absolutely loving this. Between drizzles, I can walk up and down the street on the pine-needle padded pavement, listening to songs in my head, building other places in my thoughts. This weather is like a mild and benevolent madness for me. That, and the darkness, always bring my capacity for fantasy very close to the real world. So easy to pass through that thin veil. I sometimes wish that I could not find my way back to this side.

Memory Jog

Steady rain all day, and watching the water run down the street reminded me of the days when I would spend as much time as I could outside in the rain. Rainy days at school, we were supposed to stay indoors even for lunch, allowed out only to go to the rest room, but I would try to sneak out and get wet. I don't know why I enjoyed being in the rain so much, but I would come home from school soaked, having deliberately missed the bus so that I could walk home. It was only when I got older that I had enough sense to come in out of the rain. I think I may have wanted to be a tree. But even now, as long as the rain is not too cold, I can't resist going out and standing in it, just for a minute or two. In fact, I think I'll do that right now.

Yo! Turkey!

As much as you will ever need to know about how the turkey got its name. Posted by scottobear