A True Gift

All through the hot spell the radio told us there would be showers. Thunderstorms, possibly severe. Weather alert! A few drops was all we got. Storms went to our southeast. They went to our North. We got humid. I would lie in bed at night waiting for the mighty boom and flash. Nada. Lawns were browning and flower boxes drooping sadly.

Yesterday it rained all day. People came up to the deli counter with big water drops on them. And no one complained. A gift in itself. "We need the rain" was the total agreement.

By evening it was downright cold- well for Summer. I foraged in the closet for a long sleeve jersey. Reidy's was packed with Friday Night Fish "n" chippers. Some wore sweaters.

At bedtime the windows stayed open but I closed the kitchen door for the first time in weeks. Then I pulled out my blankie, freshly washed for Fall, and snuggled down to sleep.

The heat will be back. We know we aren't ready for Fall yet; even tho the back to school stuff has been out in the stores for two weeks already. The cool rainy day was what we needed. It made us let out a big collective sigh.