Sometimes It’s The Thought That Counts

by Leslie

Each morning when Julia wakes up, she walks to the window, pulls her sheer white curtains aside and tells me about the weather. My favorite report is, “Mama! It’s sunny today!” But, it was not sunny today. The sun was hiding behind thick, gray clouds and by the time we made it downstairs for breakfast, rain was falling from them.

At first, I was disappointed - another day inside. Then, I thought of my friend SusieJ and how much she is missing the rain. So, I wanted to offer her, and all of you, a virtual invitation to my front porch for one minute and eighteen seconds of rain.

You’ll notice one of my ferns if you look at the upper left corner of the screen as the video begins. I love a porch filled with ferns. The rain was actually coming across the field in sheets. As I start to pan over the porch, around 0:55, you can spot one of the ferns I received as a gift for Mother’s Day. I’m not quite ready to admit that I killed it, so it’s dead, rotting carcus remains suspended on the porch. I’m still hoping I can revive it. I believe in miracles. Around 0:28, the rain really starts to pick up. At the end, you can catch a glimpse of my lawn chairs, blown over by the wind. Unfortunately, once the video made the transition to YouTube, it isn’t quite as clear. Still, you get the idea, right?

I love that porch. I love to sit out there with a cat in my lap and Dave next to me while Julia plays under the trees. It’s the perfect place to watch the sunset. I’ve often tried to grab a picture, but they never seem to come out. I guess it’s something you must experience rather than capture, sort of like the rain.

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Comments

12 Cool Kids Came To Play

mackeydoodle on July 11, 2007 1:26 pm
When I was a kid our home always had a front porch.
I miss a front porch.
Can I come & have a tea on yours?
Karly on July 11, 2007 1:27 pm
I love your porch too. Do you have a porch swing?
jenn in holland on July 11, 2007 3:11 pm
I think I would like to sit with you on your porch and enjoy the rain.
We have rain here. I don’t like it so much by myself.
Sam on July 11, 2007 4:08 pm
I love to play in the rain!! I think that rainy days are better than sunny days. I love to wake up to clouds and mabey even a little fog. Those are my perfect days.
Chris H on July 11, 2007 4:29 pm
I DID NOT EVEN TRY TO SEE IT ! We have enough of our own here! You can keep yours! Hope it cleared up for you.
Suzanne on July 11, 2007 10:42 pm
Oh, Leslie! The view from your porch is awesome. So green! I miss green!!! We are in a dry heat spell. (Weather tonight is calling for “Dry thunderstorms”. Read: all the destruction of lightening without any rain to put out the wildfires.) I want to come to your house and sit on your porch and watch the rain… *sigh* Would it freak you out entirely if I showed up on your porch?

I’ve been plagued by sleep issues my whole life, but I sleep like a ROCK during thunderstorms.
Faith on July 11, 2007 10:49 pm
Quite a cool idea, though we got some rain last night and today when we had thunderstorms.
Daddy Forever on July 12, 2007 1:18 am
Sorry about that. You must of have gotten our rain. It was dry and 102 yesterday and 98 today. That’s really hot for us Oregonians.
petite mommy on July 12, 2007 1:04 pm
love the rain!
Mommy the Maid on July 12, 2007 1:58 pm
I like rain when it is not accompanied by thunder and lightning. I am in love with your porch! I hope that someday I have one like that.
SusieJ on July 12, 2007 2:15 pm
Thank you. That was nice and refreshing.
Michelle on July 13, 2007 1:30 am
The thought of sitting there watching the rain coming down would be so delightful. Did I just use the word “delightful”? Shows you how fun it would be. I love rain.