Rain reminds me of when I was younger. When i was a child. It reminds me of the times, especially if it falls in the evenings, when my family will all assemble in the loving room and we would all dig in to enjoy some bread with tea or milky pap with fried plantain/yam. And if we weren't eating, we might as well just be seeing a movie or trading stories.
However, around here, when the rain comes pouring, power holding cuts off our supply of electricity. And in such times, we either had our hands drumming at something, singing and having fun, or we stayed gisting. It was the little ways that we bonded as a family. It was/still is very significant to me.
However, I don't like the rains. No, no, no, it doesn't get me moody. I just do not like it. I don't like that everywhere gets wet or worse, I get wet while I'm out and about. Mostly, I dislike how dull everywhere gets. The only exception to this preference of mine is when I need a reason to avoid going out to someplace, or when it's terribly hot or if it's late at night. You know that the rains make sleep more cozy, yeah?
I would have liked to say that my favorite thing to do when ot rains is to sleep, but I'm not a sleepy head. I could stay awake through hours of rain while everyone else would be having fun in dreamland.
When it rains, I don't think of doing anything special. Mostly, I just want to get very cold and almost shivering and then wrap myself in a big, warm blanket. There's this feeling of calm and warmth that this brings, and I enjoy it.
When i want to be all extra, you know, feel cold outside and really warm.inside(a fine blend, yeah), i make me some tongue-burning cup of coffee. Damn! Sipping that and seeing a movie is the deal. I love me my coffee drink when it rains. For real.
In other ways of relaxation, I read a book using my phone since I don't want to have to bother with adjusting and readjusting a hardcopy book every few minutes. It's all the fun I partake in until I maybe drop the phone and fall asleep.
And lady, you do know how sweet sleep can be when it's raining cats and dogs on your roof, and you're all curled up and covered. I might not sleep so much, but sleeping at times like this gives me so much pleasure. Even listening to the sound of the rain makes me relaxed and calm. Thinking about this, I just wish that it would rain later this evening. Delightful!
And that's it for my response to the LOH contest #204. You may look it up here if you please.
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