The past few days could teach anyone the meaning, if not the precise etymology (Oh, shit, did I just sound like a linguistics professor?) of the phrase "April showers."
Yesterday rain began to fall when I was a couple of blocks from my class. Today I woke up to tires hissing on slick pavement that was nearly dry by the time I rode to my first class. But, when I stepped outside between classes, a glaze of rain clung to the concrete and pavement like a honey drizzle on a baking ham. And, by the time I left for my other job, the streets were once again dry.
However, I could tell that the rain had gone in that direction and left just before I got to my other school by the fresh, dewy scent in the air, which was still pretty chilly. I haven't seen new flowers on either campus. But on my second job, I saw this sign of rain that passes over several times a day:
That's The Pinarello, which I saw for the first time since December. And the cycling colleague in my department also had a "shower cap" on her bike:
And, yes, I saw everything glistening with raindrops when I went outside after class. But, once again, I had just missed riding in the rain--or it missed me.
Yesterday rain began to fall when I was a couple of blocks from my class. Today I woke up to tires hissing on slick pavement that was nearly dry by the time I rode to my first class. But, when I stepped outside between classes, a glaze of rain clung to the concrete and pavement like a honey drizzle on a baking ham. And, by the time I left for my other job, the streets were once again dry.
However, I could tell that the rain had gone in that direction and left just before I got to my other school by the fresh, dewy scent in the air, which was still pretty chilly. I haven't seen new flowers on either campus. But on my second job, I saw this sign of rain that passes over several times a day:
That's The Pinarello, which I saw for the first time since December. And the cycling colleague in my department also had a "shower cap" on her bike:
And, yes, I saw everything glistening with raindrops when I went outside after class. But, once again, I had just missed riding in the rain--or it missed me.
