Rainy Day

 

Can You Imagine?

 

For example, what the trees do
not only in lightening storms
or the watery dark of a summer's night
or under the white nets of winter
but now, and now, and now - whenever
we're not looking.  Surely you can't imagine
they don't dance, from the root up, wishing
to travel a little, not cramped so much as wanting
a better view, or more sun, or just as avidly
more shade - surely you can't imagine they just
stand there loving every
minute of it, the birds or the emptiness, the dark rings
of the years slowly and without a sound
thickening, and nothing different unless the wind,
and then only in its own mood, comes
to visit, surely you can't imagine
patience, and happiness, like that.

 

~ Mary Oliver ~

 

I appreciate rainy days especially rainy days with thunder and lightening.  We had both this morning, and I look forward to more of the same this afternoon.  At least the rain held while I was at the farmers' market enjoying looking at the fruits and vegetables although I didn't buy anything but cheese and meat.  Actually they were cooking bacon when I bought the meat, so I enjoyed bacon for breakfast.  It might be the best thing that happens to me all weekend.  After the farmers' market I went to the gym to spend some time on the bike and the elliptical.  Honestly, I'm getting tired of riding the bike in the gym and going nowhere.  Although I bought a bike pump weeks ago, I hadn't used it yet.  As soon as I arrived home from the gym, I attempted to pump up the tires on my bike while it rained with lightening and thunder.  For some reason I couldn't get the pump to work.  After a couple tries, I even looked at a video on Youtube to figure it out.  I still couldn't get it to work.  Since the rain took a break, I decided to take the pump and the bike to Erik's.  It seems I was doing what I was supposed to, but I wasn't patient enough... crazy, me, not patient...