It isn’t the petrichor alone which gives rainy days their charm. It isn’t only the smell and the change of smells which help us all to love the downpour.
Some of us love to get wet. Others of us love to try not to get wet.
It is the fun of watching things wash down the street. It’s the pleasure of hearing the rain beating down on the roof above when we’re safe and sound under the roof.
We love the smell of wet earth. We love the way every plant seems to turn green with the rain.
We love how rain doesn’t seem to bother cows and horses. Lightning on the other hand…..
Lightning will scare the dogs and cats to hide under the bed. It will send the horses to shiver nervously under anything nearby.
Ducks huddle together in the bushes when they know a thunderstorm is on the way. Ducks don’t stay in the lake, they take flight out of there.
If we’re outside somewhere, enjoying our favorite outdoor activity, we might also take cover from lightning, but, like ducks on a pond, we might just stay out a little longer if the only discomfort is rain.
Besides making most everything cleaner, rain has the ability of straightening our moods.
And how many pray for rain when there’s a forest fire?
There are the fire fighters who rush through the bush, and there are the fire fighters who drop to their knees.
Then there are the fire fighters up in the sky, white and fluffy, turning grey, rolling through the scene, and pouring their dilution solution right down on top of the fire.
We all love the rain.
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