Precious Rainy Days

It went so long without raining here that I became accustomed to the burning Alabama sun.

Now, it has rained so much that I cannot stand a break in the clouds. I feel like some kind of freak creature. Like Gollum, maybe.

On second thought, maybe the fact that I have done nothing but sit inside and study for a month has heightened my sensitivity to the sun... but that would have nothing to do with making us like raw fish and starting to mutter to ourselves.