Here Comes the Rain Again...



This evening I went for a long walk, as I'm apt to do in the nice weather, and wanted to take a photo of Lafayette Presbyterian Church as I liked how it looked...sort of jutting into the sky. Having only a mini pocket tripod with me I attached it to the camera and set the camera on the ground. The tripod holds the camera maybe 4 inches / 10 cm off the ground so I had to kneel to focus and make adjustments. Just as I did the few drops of rain that had been falling turned into a downpour. Grabbing the camera and sheltering it under my coat I walked towards a convenience store in the next block hoping they sold cheap umbrellas. Then it started to really downpour so I ducked in the doorway of a closed shop. It felt comfortable--almost cozy--so I sat on the ground to wait out the rain. It felt good to just listen to the rain on the sidewalk and tires of passing cars on the wet street. A few passerby looked at me and probably wondered if I were homeless (I care less and less what people think of me as I get older). The rain lasted only about 15 minutes and stopped as quickly as it started. So I went back to the previous location. The light in the sky had changed and now everything glistened. It was then that I realized that the 15 minute rain was a blessing. I snapped a few photos; this is my favorite. If you are on a computer click it for a larger view.

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