Sploshing in Blue

I was fishing leaves out the pool today and found a dead mouse floating. He was really dead, unlike the frog which seemed belly up a day ago. When I pulled him up from the bottom of the shallow end, he sprang to life out of the water. I just never know what I'll find in my pool.

Not 5 minutes into a run yesterday, and the sky opened up and unleashed a drenching upon me. Sure there were some rain clouds, sure there was a tornado watch, ... but there was no thunder or lighting. So if you see someone running in a rainstorm with wind and sploshing through puddles, and getting sprayed from cars passing by, what do you think? It's not something I really ever do, but next time I do see someone doing that, I will wonder if they find it as pleasant as I do. Although having a hat to keep the rain from pelting your eyes makes a big difference. Having a shoe that drained a little better would've been nicer too. In periods of no rain, I found my "squish - squish - squish - squish" from my shoes kinda comical.

The absence of foliage in the Veegus has left me noticing the subtle color change going on in my neighborhood. Nothing brings out the color like diffuse light from clouds and some water. I really enjoyed running around looking at all the reds, yellows, and even occasional orange that seemed to glow. Makes me miss the colors in West VA.

Earlier this week, I mixed it up even more with a quick nighttime run. I got a cheapo headlamp at Home Depot and decided to use its blinky red function. Wearing a headlamp while running though is almost uncomfortable for me. Wrigging up an arm band solution might be the ticket.

After my rain run I decided to go stand in the pool. The water is soo cold, but it feels kinda good too. I've been contemplating the whole cold water swimming thing lately, even taking cold showers too. Maybe a Polar Bear Club swim is in my future? Anyway, standing in the water and the rain started pouring down again. Again not too many times I've ever been in a pool while raining. I would however, highly suggest it. Standing still and just meditating on a small area out in front of me, it was as if I was in a blue glassy room and the rain drops didn't really exist, only this glassy surface which was chaotically transforming in a uniform and yet random way. Maybe it's more my imagination, but I found it to be mesmerizing. Then I heard thunder which ended the experience.