I thought I knew what this was when I lived in Utah.
Clearly...I was misinformed.
Maryland and DC get a lot of rain...to illustrate my point, I have yet to see sprinklers anywhere. And these are just little sprinkle storms either. Instead, it's like "DO YOU HAVE THE ARK READY?!?!?!" kind of storms.
At least that is what it has felt like at times.
The above picture was taken on a day that I went to the store. There was rain in the forecast but it was just cloudy when I left. By the time I got to the store, this was happening. There were huge puddles of water and in the 20 seconds it took me to run from the car to the entrance, I was drenched, my shoes were soaked, and I looked like I had just finished my tryouts for the 2016 USA Olympic Swim team.
It is strange to be in a place that is so wet. It's a nice change but it does come on rather unexpectedly. For example, one afternoon I was walking around the National Mall and I could see some fluffy white clouds moving towards DC. Within 20 minutes, a huge rainstorm was bursting over DC. It rained for a good 20 minutes, stopped briefly and then down poured for about two hours.
At first I just waited out the storm...but then I decided I already looked like a drowned rat...what's a little more water going to do? So I had fun walking under my umbrella and taking in some of the sights. It was slightly cooler due to the rain but the humidity shot up.
I had taken refuge in the Lincoln Memorial at the beginning of the storm. Tourists ran for it as soon as the storm started.
During the worst part of the first part...
The Canadian Geese were loving the wet weather.
And I met this little guy during my wanderings...he seemed to be enjoying himself.
The weather here has been a fun adjustment...and slowly I am coming to accept humidity...I shall certainly never be an advocate of it, but at least I don't feel like my body is being drained of all liquid due to the sweating...then again, it is still only the start of summer.
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