Things I Love: Rainy Days

I Am Grateful for Wonderful Memories of Rainy Days:

• Cozy evenings by the fire reading a delicious novel, my parents deep into their own books, and classical music playing softly in the background.

• Bundling up in boots and ponchos and heading out to jump in puddles (yes, my girlfriend and I continued to do this well into high school!). Then coming back inside to a hot mug of chocolate, and laying on floor with our feet up on the fireplace hearth.

• Making puzzles and playing card and board games while the rain tip taps at the window.

• A girlfriend and I on the Oregon coast collecting agates with wind and rain whipping at our ponchos.

• Photographing rain drops in my garden.