At Last

We have rain. Last night our part of Southern California received the first real downpour of the fall. Oh, we've had sprinkles, and drizzle, and even one heavy rainfall that lasted all of two minutes, but last night was the first real, heavy, long-lasting rain we've had in months and months. It was beautiful. Shortly after midnight I went out into the backyard in wellies and my mother's long hooded raincoat and stood on the path while the raindrops drummed on my head and plinked off the copper lamp covers. Everything was fresh and clean and wild; we don't get that kind of weather nearly as often as I'd like, but when it does come it's all the more wondrous because of its rarity.