I have always loved a good dark and dreary day. It's on cloudy, rainy days that I always want to curl in a blanket and write up a storm (pun intended).
The best things about rain: the feeling of being safe and warm inside, the smell after a fresh storm, and the pitter patter on my windows. I know a lot of people feel sad and tired on rainy days, but for whatever reason I feel empowered, exhilarated, and inspired.
Mount Mordor... or just the mountains surrounding my house.
Maybe it's like how certain types of music can inspire someone, but have absolutely no effect on someone else. For me Tori Amos has some amazing songs that transport me somewhere else, and sometimes I just let her lyrics carry me away.
Even on "So You Think You Can Dance," a dance elimination show, certain dances create a breath-taking vision for me, and immediately I flip off the television and write a short story.
I know that everyone is different, but I've enjoyed the beautiful rainy days that presently have bestowed their inspiration on me. What kind of weather is your favorite? What music turns on the creative side of your brain?
As I was snapping pics of my backyard in the storm, my pug watched me intently, wondering why I am so weird.
I LOVE rainy days! Especially if they come with thunder and lightning. I may have gotten it from my mom-- whenever there is crazy weather going on, she grabs a blanket and runs to the porch to enjoy it more.
ReplyDeletePeggy,
ReplyDeleteI love thunder too! And next storm that comes I am grabbing a blanket and watching it outside on the porch. What a good idea :)
Living in the Pacific Northwest, rainy days are so common that they're almost a nuisance. However, I miss the thunderstorms of the desert Southwest, where I grew up. There's nothing like the smell of the newly wet earth after weeks of dryness. Fresh. It's not like that here, but I always try to imagine that when I listen to the rain outside and it does inspire me.
ReplyDeleteJD,
ReplyDeleteYes I agree, too many rainy days will just make you sick of the weather. But I do love that smell of earth after rain, and listening to the pitter patter against the window. It's just lovely.