Different Types of Rain

It was different weatherwise today than yesterday. The clouds are back and there was a little rain. When you live in Seattle, rain is something that one gets use to seeing a bit and when it is sunny then you spend your day accordingly and don't waste it. I have gotten so use to rain that there will be days that I can't remember if it rained or not. There is a gentle almost mist rain here that one doesn't need an umbrella. In fact, you hardly ever see a person here with an umbrella in hand. It has always amazed me that I can walk to the car from the college buildings and seemingly never get wet even though I am walking in the "rain". I named that type of rain "Seattle rain" because I am sure that it only Seattle's special brand like it was Starbucks or something. Then there is a type that is the "pouring" rain that we here will refer to... it is the rain that might require an umbrella if walking any great distance. However, any good Washingtonian with any worth will do just fine with or without an umbrella... we just walk faster and we don't mind being a little wet. We do mind being soaked but not a little wet. It can be a close call between the two... but you live and you don't get sick by being in the rain (like I was raised to believe and totally amazes me to this day even after 15 years of living here). Workers build houses and work on roads even if there is rain... also something I didn't know could be done until coming here. Kids play outside at play time even if it is cold or a little misty... and being raised thinking the way I do about rain and cold weather, that is still hard for me when it comes to children. I would have got excused for not being outside if I was in school and it was cold or rainy but not here... the kids are made of sterner stuff I guess, cause I don't "get it". In my rule book, a person especially a child, should be inside where it is warm and dry. But it just is the way it has been long before I ever got here and it has never is a bad thing (unless someone has a cold already then they go home). Well, enough of sharing my cultural differences on weather between my Californian ways and beliefs and my Washingtonian. It was just something I think about sometimes when I am passing workers on the road a lot working in the rain. I also realize that somewhere in the USA there are probably people working outside in the snow and colder conditions yet and that alone is a good reason for Spring to come early. Our niece in Kansas, Amy, said on her blog the other day that she has seen more snow, ice, thunder snow (whatever that is) etc than she ever cares to see again this year. This year so far we have escaped the snow that keeps you from being to get out or go to work but it seems that Kansas didn't miss anything. Come Spring quickly...

Not much going on today. Kari has the "not so wonderful cold" that is being passed around so I have Riley with me tonight. He is more of a chore to care for when one doesn't feel well. He seemed so tired tonight and fell asleep on the way home... he told me he didn't take a nap. When asked "why?" (personally I would love that option) he said he "didn't like to take naps". He ate a good meal and was more lively towards the time he usually goes to bed, so he got his second wind. I let him stay up a little longer than usual just to balance the nap out a little, but then it was lights out at 9 pm.

I took some pictures of the flowers in the front that I put out. Maybe tomorrow I can post them. Hugs until then friends.