Rain-couver (Quotable Bits #26)

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”

- 
Langston Hughes

While most of you are basking in the warm summer sun, those of us in Vancouver are suffering through the coldest, wettest June/July we have seen in history. Instead of shorts and flip flops, we are wearing sweaters and rain boots, and it's bumming us out.

Our city is known for its rain. In fact, if you Google "rain", one of the top search results will reference "Climate of Vancouver". We embrace it, and many of us who were born here will walk under its chilly drops without an umbrella, because it's part of who we are. We will walk proudly in the rain, without a complaint, and without cover. Heads held high, raindrops dripping off the tips of our noses, we will own the rain that defines our beautiful city.

But it's July. Usually one of the only two months when we know we will see the sunshine in our city. When we will expose our toes, and our sun-kissed shoulders. We will wear sunglasses, eat outdoors, and dip our toes in the ocean from our picturesque sandy beaches.

This weekend, on the first weekend of July, most of our time was spent indoors, listening to the rain pitter patter on our windows. But on July 1st, it was time to head outside to celebrate Canada Day. The clouds parted and we were able to enjoy a full day outdoors:

With the ground still damp from the weekend's rainfall, we bundled up and headed outdoors. We puddle-jumped, watched a Canada Day parade, and enjoyed hot dogs and live music at a local festival. We went out for dinner, and afterwards went for a nice long stroll at our favourite beach. The air was cool like an October morning, and the dark clouds hovered over our heads threatening to release more rain, but we embraced the day and enjoyed it to the fullest.

Today it is raining once more, but the weather promises bright yellow circles in the near future. Like true Vancouverites, we will slip into our colourful rainboots, zip up our raincoats, and head outdoors. We will lift our heads towards the fluffy grey clouds, and catch raindrops on our tongues.  And when the sky darkens and we tuck into our beds, we will  let the rain sing us to sleep.

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