There is an immense, dark cloud looming over northern Jersey, and it’s stubborn. That’s putting it nicely. It has rained for days, and I’m starting to go a little nuts. I’m craving the sun, like I crave chocolate. It’s summer, a time to be outside. I have waited all winter for this (well, not for this). I can’t imagine living in Seattle or London.
The sun cultivates an energy within me, like none other. When that warm sun beats down on me, I feel alive. It revs up my engine; it recharges my batteries. It tugs at me to come outside and linger, to play, to get moving, to tend my garden.
I think I might be solar-powered. I feel depleted.
Every Saturday morning, I stare out the dining room windows, feeling sorry for all of those June brides. People say rain is good luck. Yeah, well so is stepping in sh-. Neither one is my friend.
Enough whining. I am trying to find the silver lining. There won’t be a drought this summer, that’s for sure. And the plants are getting what they need to do that photosynthesizing thing. And I’m lucky enough to live in a place that hasn’t been victimized by hurricanes or tornados or destructive forces of nature. And the French drains in the basement work.
I am going to hunker down with a big ‘ol bowl of homemade mac and cheese (with bacon). This, too, shall pass.
Mir says:
We’ve got the June Gloom this morning here in Cali, so I can totally relate. I think I have some Amy’s Mac N Cheese in the freezer. Might need to bust that out if the fog layer doesn’t lift soon!
June 25, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Mark says:
Now you know how us Whidbey Island/Seattle folks feel! Or used to feel, since we’ve just tied a record for 29 consecutive days of sun. Looks like the changing weather patterns in America are turning the Pacific Northwest into the New California. Mum’s the word!
Let’s see: looking outside the living room window this morning … hey, looks bright and clear at 5AM!
June 27, 2009 at 8:14 am
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June 30, 2009 at 5:01 pm