Rain

 It's been raining for a few days now, and it made me think about my feelings on rain. I'd say it's delightful and irritating and the same time, depending on the situation. If it's a weekday and you have to go out to work/school, then it sucks. It makes you take a little bit longer planning your outfit, since you probably want to have a jacket and some better shoes to resist the water. You have to make sure to take an umbrella if it's raining harder, since being wet for a long period of time can be really annoying. When you step outside, tiny droplets of cold hit your face and make you squint your eyes. You pull out your phone, and it accumulates little droplets of water that start making your phone register inputs you didn't do. Your hands are cold. Benches and tables become wet, meaning you can't sit where you usually sit anymore. Whenever you rush under an awning, you're almost guaranteed to get hit by a giant drop since it drips down. The floor is slick and squeaky. The cloudy sky makes you feel lethargic and down. While it's not really enjoyable to have to go out and about while it rains, it can be delightful when you're indoors.

 It's a Saturday morning, rain is coming down hard. That tapping at your window fills the silence of the room. Fresh coffee for a morning of nothingness. You plop down at your desk, open up a good book or start up your favorite game. This is probably the only time when I feel rain is delightful. I love that feeling knowing that the outdoors is sort of undesirable and that you don't have to be out there. The pleasant noise of rain on the window is perfect for focusing on work. A gloomy, dim light that lights your room means you can keep the lights off. Whenever you eventually step outside, the smell of rain lingers. When the sunshine comes after the rainfall, a wave of good feelings comes. It's that perfect kind of sunshine, with a good amount of clouds in the air that don't make it super bright.

Even though most say that sunny days are beautiful days, I think the very rare and occasional days like these are equally beautiful.