Rainy Days ad Mondays Always Gets Me Down

 Rainy Days ad Mondays Always Gets Me Down
The decreasing daylight hours and the rain always make me feel sluggish and sort of depressed. It makes me want to hide inside knowing that autumn and winter is just around the corner. I’m glad that I have retired and don’t have to go out when the winter winds blow and the snows fall. I won’t say I like the rain, but I guess it is better than the snow and ice.
I do have a metal roof and have heard others say how much they like to hear the rain falling on the roof, but with the windows closed, all I hear is thunder and the dull roar of a barrage of raindrops hitting the roof. There is no music of the drops dancing on the metal roof.
When the rains make everything soggy and water filled, it really does make me want to remain inside where I am dry and warm. When mankind started to build shelters I’m sure his wife wanted to be warm and dry as well. He would do all he could to keep the rain, wind, and snow outside and to keep their dwelling snug and secure. They had to carry water from a stream or well to cook, drink, and to clean. I’m also sure that fetching in the water day after day became more and more burdensome, so the woman of the house probably shared the desire to have water brought into the house with pipes and pump. After years of wanting to keep water out of the house, now it became a luxury, then a necessity to have water brought into the house and then a way to allow it to escape. Need I mention yhe need to go outside to use the privy?
Well, it’s Monday again and the sun has pierced the early morning mist with a golden glow. Even though the temperature is predicted to magnify that sunny warm feeling and turn the fog into another humid day, I have some small chores to do around the house. I am thankful that I did the mowing Friday. Friday was a fry-day and even with my Amish straw hat, I cooked. Today I am waiting for the representative from the Everdry Company to replace a sump pump because I got some water in my basement with the not-so-gentle downpours that we’ve had recently.