Some Knowledge

It’s early April and the first rains of Spring are on the way.  It was a bit cool out all day, the temperature never got much above 45.  Outside a slight drizzle is falling as the wind blows through my windchimes.  I am sitting in my room listening to cars slide by on the road out front.

The rain in the early season can go on for days on end.  Sheets of clouds cover the sky and blot out the sun for weeks.  The ground swells and grows muddy with the cold water that falls.  In the evening, lying in bed, the sound of raindrops sings you to sleep.

The rain is not so bad.  It brings fresh water to the land and lets all the plants grow and thrive once the weather turns warm.  I do not have to sweep fresh rain off the trucks or shovel it out of the driveway.  Spring rain does not build up on wires and cause power outages.  The rain makes it difficult to get outside and do things in the yard, but then, we all need days of rest and indoor activity.

I watched the clouds come in this afternoon.  I was outside getting the mail when a fresh shower peppered the front windows with large droplets of water.  It was chilly and windy and seemed like Winter was on the way back, but for now at least all we have is light rain and fresh breezes.

I remember days like this when I was a child.  Making wooden boats and sailing them in the lake in the yard that used to be the skating rink.  Watching as the leaves on the cherry tree burst out from black branches and blossoms filled the air with their fruity fragrance.  Spring is the season of new life and new beginnings.  The rain that comes only prepares for the life that will flourish in the Summer.