Reality check

Sweet, strong gusts, smell of rain. The heaviness to the air, from the low barometric pressure that preludes a deluge, is thick throughout the course of the day and yet no rain. The ritual end of work phone call, starting me out the door, rings at 7:01pm and crossing the green lawn in a few strides I am glad that there is a greeting of drizzling rain. It is the end of May, about 50degrees and most people cant find any reason to be happy for that kind of weather. Me, I like to have my sensory perception validated. If it hadn’t rained, and with senses being tuned for rain to come all day, something would just seem off. Like watching a movie everyone says is funny and yet you find yourself not appreciating the humor. When the movie finishes, you find yourself looking for something funny for hours after. Cold wet rain, unseasonable as it may be, reassures reality and so is welcome.