It happened when I lived in Seattle too. I got cocky today. Somehow my umbrella found its way out of my bag and even though it has been raining off and on for days, I didn’t take the time to look for it.
It started out as a mist. Even if I had my umbrella with me, I wouldn’t have pulled it out. But an hour later it was a steady down pour.
My wool scarf, jacket and hair were soon sopping.
But I didn’t care.
The rain was warm (as warm as it can be at 50 F) and it tasted like spring.


March 8th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
mmmmm nothing like the smell of wet wool.