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therainishereagaintoday.windsfromthesouthcarryingm
oistureupintotheheartofaustraliahasbroughtwithittheon
setofprecipitationontothisdryparchedcontinent.againlik
eanyotherdayinmelbourneonetherainhascomeasasurpr
ise.certainlythetemperaturehascreptupto17degreesinth
epastdayandnowwearegettingrain.ahtheplantsmustbeve
ryhappyhavingtherainatthishour.asipeerthroughtheglas
swindowinmyroomicanseethetinystreamsforminginbet
weenthestonesonthepavementbelow.thegutterismaking
anirritatingclankingnoiseandthedropletsofrainfallingon
totherooftopscanbeheardfaintly.somehowtonightsrainc
ouldnthavecomeatabettertime.iwasalreadymissingmyh
omelandandnowtherainhascometoremindmeoftheplace
icallhome.ahbeautifulrain.thebloomsintheflowerbedbel
owandthebanksiabushinadistancelookbeautifulwithdro
pletsofwaterglisteningoffitsleaves.itisasiftherainhasmag
icallytransformedthelandscape.asthestreetlightsreflecto
ffthetinydropletsiwonderhowlongthisdrizzleisgoingtola
st.thankyourainforyourkindassuranceandfordroppingby
tosayhello.ibelieveiwillsleepwelltonightwiththerainbym
ysideandhtemoonhiddensomewherebehindthepalepurpl
ecloudsthatblanketthestarrysky.