Downpour

A Northern California rain starts acting Midwestern.

Minutes earlier we had stepped outside, believing the rain was done for the day.

My parental instinct to protect the boy from any possible discomfort was setting off emotional alarms, but rationally I was aware we were mere yards away from the bathtub and a fresh change of clothes.

Of course there were the other internal alarms, both emotional AND rational, about possible damage to the camera, that ultimately wound up getting me to stop the shot and run to the porch for shelter.

We played outside for another few minutes and got very wet indeed.

My wishes go out to the thousands in Napa and Sonoma counties for whom this rainstorm has been anything but play.

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