I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. Helen Keller, 1880 – 1968
Out here in our wild west of Durango, rainy days are a rare commodity. I treasure the ones we receive although they mess with all the schedules that assume rainy days don’t happen. Rainy days here tend to be cooler with temps in the 50s. They are great days for a book, a movie or just sitting under a roof listening to the rain. In a place where the sun shines so much, staying inside when there’s rain, relieves any guilt associated with being out in the sunshine instead.
Perhaps it’s because I grew up in Kentucky and rainy days were much more common or maybe it’s because the air becomes alive with the fragrance of sage, flowers and the pines that the extra humidty brings. I know rainy days can be a drag when they go on and on. That’s so rare here, that we welcome the moisture, the quiet and the peace a rainy day brings.
Our office pace slows, the phones seem to go a little quieter, and the conversations seem to have a different feel. It’s almost always a welcomed event.
Here’s hoping you have a few, but not too many, rainy days this year.
Bryan Dear
