Friday, August 14, 2009
rest without sleep
I spent most of last night in a recliner in my living room, so I could elevate my leg better after recent knee surgery. Didn't actually sleep much, but what a show I got instead! The night before was fireworks from the Perseid meteor shower; last night was lightning, thunder, and a great steady rain that gave us about 3-1/4" between midnight and 8 a.m. Sitting, watching, listening, sometimes snoozing, it was both very relaxing and very exciting. I thought about logging on to write during the middle of the whole experience, but decided just to soak it in quietly without technological assistance. Only thing that would have made it better is a metal roof.
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I concur. One of the most wonderful sounds in the world is rain at night. Just knowing that the earth will be green and refreshed in the morning is somehow deeply satisfying. Perhaps it's an echo of a distant past when rain literally meant the difference between life and death.
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