Out Of The Storm

It's raining, a hard, hard rain, in that gloriously anarchic greyed-out, flood-happy manner characteristic of the tropics. I'm not entirely sure why this makes me feel cheerful, but the fact that I'm sitting where it's safe and dry enjoying nature's more-than-plenty from a distance may be a contributory factor. Part of me yearns to be out there in the storm, but fortunately it's a very small part well under the control of the rational, self-preserving bigger bit.