There’s Something in the Sky!

I can’t remember the last time we had sunshine around here. Growing up in Florida the big ball was out almost year round. Then living in the Midwest was the exact opposite with winter taking up nine months of the year. So when we moved to DC I thought it would be a bit more of something in between. But this year was the all time rainfall record holder. So it was quite dreary - the worst year of all for clouds and wet sidewalks. It also puts a damper on our morning walks. Even though I have all the rain gear for foul weather I don’t like it. So this morning was such a treat! The sun was out in full and everything looked so much better. We took our usual route to the National Mall which is very quiet because of the government shutdown. About the only people you see nowadays are locals - joggers, walkers like us, and little of anything else. So when we walked through the US Botanical Garden - the gate was actually open - everything looked so nice including the few roses blooming that were left over from last season. The vegetable garden still had some life to it. There was a lone fall leaf flapping in the breeze. With the sunshine always comes the wind. We had our winter gear on and it was actually warm by the time we got home. Let’s hope we get a few days like this. I really forgot how it felt.