A few hours north

didn't help with the weather

but I refused to be intimidated by rain.

 I'm not made of sugar;

I know I won't melt

and there was beauty to be enjoyed - 

natural and man made;
all lovingly curated.

 

 

 

 

It was lush, verdant
and oddly zen -
all at the same time.

It was a continuation of what I needed.

A reminder that a day doesn't have to be sunny to be perfect.