Summer Rain

I love summer rain. I loved California and the people there and the natural beauty, but I really missed two things: fall leaves and warm summer rain. The smell, the refreshing mist, the color, the memories of playing soccer games as a kid in the front yard during a torrential downpour . . .

And Joburg gets some great summer rain. I'm sitting in the lab now grading exams, but I can't help but stare at the falling sheets outside, listening to the rush of its descent and feeling the building shake with the thunder.