It’s my first official “just hang around the house day” since I resigned June 15. I have been running in fifteen directions, but today, I only had to go to the pharmacy and Publix.

It’s raining today. It has been raining daily, torrentially, for what seems like weeks. I’m trying to make the best of it – it certainly doesn’t help when I’m trying to train a puppy to do her business outside! I have been dashing out with her when the torrent slows to a drizzle.

In the mean time, the rain means cooler temps – so I can sit in the rocker on the covered back porch and watch the dogs play. Usually in July this is impossible- the humidity and heat drive me inside for days and days at a time.

I also took the opportunity to put the baskets of ferns and flowers off the porch and into the yard. That’s one less chore to do – I’ll let Mother Nature do the watering this week.

There is a stillness after the rain, and the grass is almost glowing with a rich bright green glow. The succulent flowers are boisterously blooming, and the frogs are singing from their hidden puddles.

Rainy days and Mondays have their hidden delights, it seems.

I’m glad I’m here to enjoy them!