dampness

rain at the beach is just wrong. but of course it does happen. it rains sideways and it blows down the empty street. it makes all the decks and pools wet and slippery. it keeps everyone indoors or drags them to the movie theatres or the nature center or the outlet stores.

but me, i want to stay in the house and read. i want to watch the rain trickle down the roof onto the weathered wooden deck. i watch it pool at the bottom of the driveway. it bounces off the crystal blue pool water. the seabirds fly a little slower and shelter in the greenery on the dunes. some fish and fly regardless.

the sky is grey and hazy, but the spark of sun underneath those clouds gives me hope!