If I wanted water, I'd ask for water
It's been raining for over a week and a half here in Ottawa. At first, it wasn't so bad. We'd had a pretty warm, sunny, dry spring so far, and could use the precipitation. But now it's just excessive. And oppressive. And muggy.
I don't mind some kinds of rain. Summer cloudbursts are the best. Short, and to the point, but nonetheless impressive. Especially when followed by a rainbow. Spring rain, typically, can be refreshing. The way the light reflects off the droplets clinging to new buds. But this isn't typical spring rain. It's more like fall rain. Cold, and grey with the faint scent of worm. You know, kind of like fish and mildew, with a slight bouquet of damp wool. It's everywhere.
Looking the the long-range forecast, it doesn't look like things will dry out until midweek.
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Ugh. Worm-smell. I hate that.
We get that a lot here, unfortunately.
Posted by: heather at May 2, 2005 02:55 PM