Well, I guess it's time....

I'm getting ready to build an ark. I will have to Google the instructions, as ark-building is a class that I did NOT take in college. And I think I'll skip the part about the animals, two by two...., if that's okay.

Yes, it's raining that much, here in sunny California. I think the rain was supposed to happen in Oregon, as it always does, but got misdirected. So, Oregon: we have your rain. Please come get it at your earliest convenience! Before I go to work tomorrow morning would be great...

Okay, I know we need the rain. We have been in drought conditions for three years or more. But really, is it necessary to make up for all the lost rain in one short week? There is so much rain standing around on the ground that I don't know when it will be absorbed and join the water table.

I do love watching the rain, as I did last Sunday, but this is ridiculous! I have come home from work every day this week with wet shoes and socks, and straight hair. It's bad enough to get soaked as I dash from my car to a patient's house, but then, I sit in their homes and watch the steam rise off my jacket. So many of my patients are elderly and have the thermostat set at 80 degrees...

And people around Podunk aren't used to driving in the rain. They drive too fast and then hydroplane and hit the brakes. Driving around here is an adventure, to say the least. The other day, it was raining very hard and the wind was blowing very hard, and driving on a country road, I was dodging tree limbs as they fell off the scrub oak trees that dot the countryside.

Driving out north of town, on a heavily-traveled road, I was blown into the next lane by gusts of wind. I was able to get back in my lane without too much trouble, but it was a little unnerving when the wind blew a semi-truck and trailer into my lane.....

The little Prius handles well and fits on the shoulder of the road, I'm happy to report!

So, I have worked for the last five days and it has rained each and every one of those days. Wet shoes, damp hair, steam rising off my clothing, water spots on all my charts, and an umbrella that makes me feel like Mary Poppins. All part of a day's work this week.

We do need the rain and we are certainly getting lots of it. And, I have to remember that, with all the fuss and bother it causes for those of us who have to be out in it, there are rewards, too.

They're called Rainbows!