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Rain!
The light downpour of the day before yesterday restored the climate here to its usual salubrious disposition. Dark cloudy skies, more often than not, are used as a metaphor for harsh times, sorrow; the mood they invoked in this tropical, sun-scorched soul was that of unbridled joy and jubilation. Here is a picture that I took once the showers had cleared up. My fondness for heavenly bodies (pun unintentional), especially for that one hot ball of gases responsible for warmth and much of Earth’s life, had me rushing to the office balcony at dusk:
And this was taken yesterday as the clouds prepared to drench the night with heavy showers. Same sky but two very different hues, two very different moods:
The light downpour of the day before yesterday restored the climate here to its usual salubrious disposition. Dark cloudy skies, more often than not, are used as a metaphor for harsh times, sorrow; the mood they invoked in this tropical, sun-scorched soul was that of unbridled joy and jubilation. Here is a picture that I took once the showers had cleared up. My fondness for heavenly bodies (pun unintentional), especially for that one hot ball of gases responsible for warmth and much of Earth’s life, had me rushing to the office balcony at dusk:
And this was taken yesterday as the clouds prepared to drench the night with heavy showers. Same sky but two very different hues, two very different moods:
posted: 22.4.04
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