Chaining the Rain

Last summer Sherry and I installed rain chains at each of the downspouts on our house that we could see from inside windows. Rain chains come in various configurations from the obvious simple chains to the more exotic cups and chain combinations. Their common job is to get the water that collects in the rain gutters down to the ground. They do so by creating water music and temporal water sculptures.
Today provided our rain chains a chance to shine. After we returned home from our early morning radiation treatment, I found excuses to look out the various windows as the relentless rain entertained our chains all day long. The clouds are breaking this evening with cracks of pink coloring the lighter gray between the billowing nimbus. The raindrops no longer pox our pond and the rainwater running down the chains has slowed to measured drips.

Today we also found our raincoats sound. The cold rain riding on a robust southwest wind beat on Sherry’s hood. The rain cadence was muffled by her new fleece cap that she had on underneath. I opted for my Seattle Sombrero and it worked well enough. We both stayed dry.

Walking in the rain was a first. Going from the truck through a parking lot to someplace other than something medical was another one. Sherry’s first store was Great Harvest Bread where she was thrilled to navigate her walker through the door, greet Teresa, and order up some scones. We then went to Office Depot where the objective was exercise as much as anything, but disguised as a search for a new Daytimer address book. They didn’t have the address book, but Sherry was able to tire herself out looking at stationary, pens, etc. A bakery and a stationary store are high on Sherry’s list of favorites and we were able to do both of them.

Today, as they say, was right as rain.