Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Why I love Oregon (usually)
Finally some rain around here! I, unlike many I know, love the rain. I want it to rain more. I want it to rain every day. I want to see everything reach maximum green. I want to splash in puddles and spend a good chunk of my time soaking wet and muddy. I love it. It's been a particularly dry Oregon winter. Usually I would get enough rain to stay happy, but not this year. This year I'm worried about the droughts and forest fires we're going to have over the summer because the ground wasn't adequately soaked. Because it doesn't rain all summer. It gets dry and dusty and brown and to me that is hellish and I spend all July and August wishing for clouds and rain and a little refreshment. The rain makes me feel alive. Come on drops, keep falling! You can do it! Just a little bit more! Oh, and do you mind coming back again tomorrow? Thanks.
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Gwendolyn-I read your profile and had to laugh, because I have a red spot on the end of my nose, and you guessed it, I get to hear, "Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer" comments a lot. It is not even all the noticeable-but it gets noticed. I live about an hour south of the Oregon border on the coast and we had rain all night. I don't like it when its grey, but big, shapely dark grey monsters---ah neat, especially near the ocean...
ReplyDeletealso like gazing up at the stars, when its clear, yet being in the hot-tub in the rain is kinda trippy too!
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Loved the rain, rain and more rain post. I feel the same way -- except about the sun. Living in the desert and I can't wait for the Big Heat to start. I think I have chlorophyll instead of melanin!
ReplyDeleteAnd it kept raining for two weeks! Do you still like it, Gwen? My favorite days are the ones where big dark clouds wait to move in, right over there, while bright sunshine makes every wet thing sparkle. Oregon is a beautiful greenhouse where we get to live with the grand firs and the oaks, grey-green with dripping moss. I guess you have to live in the greenhouse to enjoy all the flowering green things -- only sometimes your toes turn green. Then you head for the dunes an hour away. I'm so glad you came to Oregon. I really enjoy exploring it with you, too.
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