a consequence of rain
[OT from cottage renovations]
one does not wish to complain, but for the longest time now the weather seems to have been rain, more rain, and nothing but. no doubt later in the year we'll be wishing equally fervently for its return but at this point things have gotten rather soggy around here and we'd readily trade some of this precipitation for, say, a bit of sunlight.
today provided an opportunity to come home on the train before sundown, much to be preferred to taking the night's last subway. yet another front had come through, drenching the place but giving the air that cool, crisp and clear edge that lets you know that at least for a while the oak pollen has been washed away.
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the Circle
there was just enough light to see these incompletely fallen raindrops, pausing in their descent to linger on a neighbour's peonies -- a most excellent choice.
for some reason it wasn't possible to stop at just one image -- they're not all that different but neither one seemed complete without the other.
