Current mood:

calm

Rushing Rising Rivlets
I know that at this point, more rain in my home state is bad. No debating, it's just hands-down bad for everyone: many of the rivers and lakes are at flood levels, stretched out into the floodplains to block off roads and chase people out of their homes, and who knows how many poor crops in our agricultural state have been washed away or how many cattle have drowned.

It usually stops raining sometime in June, and then there is nothing until September and October. Aside from the occassional cold front, June through August is usually exceptionally dry. Consequentially, I know people who think that we still haven't seen the first of summer just because it's still raining.

But I can't help it. It still makes me happy. I love the rain. I like the sound, the look, the feel, and today and yesterday I even got lovely thunder and lightning. Today's rain is COLD. I had to run indoors to my sweater after the cold water hit me. I know that technically, this rain is bad, but I still hear it thunder and get at least mildly excited about it.

For most of my memory, Oklahoma has been in drought. Last year a farmer buddy of mine lost almost all of his cotton to drought. It seems like we always have either not enough, or like now: too much.

Boy and I planned to get married outside. While I personally mind neither the rain nor the heat that is probable for our chosen wedding date, I'm beginning to wonder if I should be more considerate towards our guests and hold it indoors. :( My mother can't stand the heat (having had a heat stroke when I was younger), and not many people enjoy sitting in the rain.

Well. It's something to think about.