Storm
There's the mother of all storms brewing out there and I'd give a whole lot to be out in the rain and not in here in the office in front of a computer editing business/financial news. It's just 3.30pm and the sky is as dark as it usually is at night. There's been thunder rumbling across the sky and long, long violent streaks of lightning for about an hour now and I've just come away from the window. It's nice being way up on the 8th floor of a building that's built on a hill to start with. You feel that much closer to the storm somehow.
But still, nothing beats actually being out in the storm. The cats just don't seem to get it though. They sit all prim and proper in a row under the patio and watch me in disbelieve and if my mother is at home, I swear they tell on me, because she always, always finds out and comes along outside to haul me in. Mind you none of the cats are mine per se though they seem to spend a lot of time at my parents place, where I happen to be living for now. They belong to assorted neighbours. Must have something to do with the fact that I might just have the word 'sucker' stamped across my foreheads for cats to see.
Back to the storm then. It's started raining properly now. Nothing so simple as fat warm raindrops or a gentle drizzle. It's coming down in solid sheets all tossed about by the wind. There's going to be flash floods tonight and no doubt trees and power lines will come down.
The storm however, makes the best dancing partner a girl could ever have. If I'm lucky he'll still be out there when I get done with work.
But still, nothing beats actually being out in the storm. The cats just don't seem to get it though. They sit all prim and proper in a row under the patio and watch me in disbelieve and if my mother is at home, I swear they tell on me, because she always, always finds out and comes along outside to haul me in. Mind you none of the cats are mine per se though they seem to spend a lot of time at my parents place, where I happen to be living for now. They belong to assorted neighbours. Must have something to do with the fact that I might just have the word 'sucker' stamped across my foreheads for cats to see.
Back to the storm then. It's started raining properly now. Nothing so simple as fat warm raindrops or a gentle drizzle. It's coming down in solid sheets all tossed about by the wind. There's going to be flash floods tonight and no doubt trees and power lines will come down.
The storm however, makes the best dancing partner a girl could ever have. If I'm lucky he'll still be out there when I get done with work.