There were large, frothy whitecaps on the water today. It was windy and rainy, which makes for a stormy run. I find this exhilarating; especially the sound the wind makes as it whips the trees into a mad, rushing frenzy. It sounds somewhat like a large freight train bearing down on you. As I ran in the wind and watched the whitecaps, I couldn't help but hum some lines of a song written by Jimmy Buffet..."Well the wind is blowing harder now, fifty knots or thereabouts. There's whitecaps on the ocean and I'm watching for water spouts. I certainly didn't see any water spouts today, but it is Sunday and it is a most peculiar gray...which are also lines from the song.
Why do I like running in the wind and the rain? I can't think of one good reason, other than the fact there are less people out and about on stormy days, but I enjoy it nonetheless. And maybe, if I keep on running, the elusive reason will come to me. In the meantime, I will continue to be uplifted by the marvels of nature, and I will keep on singing..."It's time to close the shutters, it's time to go inside. In a week I'll be in gay Paris and that's a mighty long airplane ride."
(Words from "Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season" by Jimmy Buffet)
Awesome!!!
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