Rainy Days

I love rainy days. I will go sit on the porch on our swing as the world grows greener in front of my eyes. It is so peaceful. I like the steady plinking of the rain dripping from the gutters and the continuous sound of the rain hitting the leaves in the trees.

Of course, today I slept through the rain. Now the world is greener, but I didn't get to see it turn green. It's days like these that remind me of the forests around here. When I was little my family and I would go to one of the state parks and spend a couple to nights camping. One of my favorite parts was when we would take a nighttime walk through the campground. Sometimes we would even find somewhere grassy and lay down to look at the stars. When I need inspiration now, all I have to do is climb on the roof and stare at the stars for a few minutes.

Here's a picture of the Dinkles I was talking about yesterday. Beautiful, aren't they?