For the past week the temperature has been about ten degrees above average. It got so warm that I switched from jeans and long sleeved shirts to capris and tees. According to the nightly news and the weather app on my phone, though, a change was coming. Today was forecast to be rainy and tomorrow 20 degrees cooler.
First thing in the morning my app said the rain would start at noon, but as the day wore on the precipitation start kept getting pushed back. At 3 pm the sun was shining, the app said that the first substantial chance of rain was two hours away, and I decided I would take advantage of it while I could. Hubby Tony was working, but when I suggested he take a break and go out with me it didn't take him long to agree. Ten minutes later we were locking the front door on our way out.
Our area's COVID numbers are going through the roof, and because of that we've been trying to avoid people whenever possible. Tony suggested that if we drove to a parking lot a half mile from the house we could walk on a scenic road--up one side and then down the other. The road has a wide shoulder on each side instead of a sidewalk, and because of that not much foot traffic. There was an excellent chance we would be the only ones there.
We walked for about 30 minutes, then turned around. The first leg featured a combination of sun mixed with puffy clouds and a nice warm breeze. However, shortly after we started the trip back the sky turned ominous. The wind began gusting, the gusts were cooler, and they caused the leaves on the ground to fly though the sky.
Three blocks away from the car big fat drops of rain started falling. We picked up the pace to a slow jog and made it back to the car without getting too wet. Ten minutes later, we were back at home and picking up the projects we had abandoned when the skies opened up. The rain was blowing in through the windows and I had to hustle to get them closed. As I did I thanked my lucky stars that we had turned around when we did.
Five years ago today: Secret Stairs
Glad you escaped the rain!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteOver here it is cold, grey, damp, rainy, wintry and the same as yesterday and the day before.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
And probably the same tomorrow and the day after too?
DeleteThe best sort of adventures.
ReplyDeleteAdventures all around.
DeleteWay to make it rain!! Haha! Seems that ALWAYS happens to me. It's cold 30s at night here and in the 50s during the day right now, so not too bad ... yet lol. Be blessed, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteI sometimes wish I had that kind of power.
Deletewe have rising rates of infection here also but that is not keeping many folks from acting like rebellious teens, and whining over any regulations about wearing masks or not gathering. So I have no hope the virus will stop increasing, not here. I do have hopes for those vaccines though.
ReplyDeleteI like your rebellious teen analogy-it hits the nail right on the head.
DeleteIt's wonderful that you're going out to exercise safely despite the rain. I hope your COVID numbers go down. Ours is starting to get better, but you never know because we're letting tourists in again. I just hope people around here don't let their guard down.
ReplyDeleteWhen things settle down I'm going to be one of those tourists!
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