I really love rain. I love rainy days and days that are grey and overcast.
After having lived in the desert for six years (Phoenix, AZ), I don't think I will ever be tired of the life-giving rain falling down.
I have always loved water and being around it. Growing up, the Black River, in Elyria, Ohio, was just about six houses away from my house. After I endured six weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas, I was stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi for 5½ months. Biloxi is located on the Gulf of Mexico. The first time I left Keesler AFB in a taxi to pick up my car rental, I thought I had died and gone to heaven! Blue skies, green water, white sand beaches (imported from Florida), and beautiful palm trees overhanging the road.
After that lovely spot, I lived in Northern Japan for the next four years.
Originally we lived about two miles from the Pacific Ocean. I used to go to the beach and just listen to the waves coming in. It was so majestic and so relaxing. Later, we moved onto base housing on the 8th floor of a 9-story apartment building and had a wonderful view of Lake Ogawara.
Living now in Arkansas (first NW Arkansas, and now West Central Arkansas), there are no large bodies of water. There are lots of small bodies, and the Arkansas River flows just a few miles away. Because of all of the rain we receive, everything is green and lush.
