I stepped out for my evening walk tonight and a strong rain began, I didn't mind getting wet and the normally busy walkways on a Saturday night were mostly empty. When I reached the marina the yellow light bulbs strung in the trees were reflected on the walkway and I was reminded of a run in Chiang Mai I did in 2012. It was near the end of my three month stay in that city and a storm blew in at dusk and I decided to run to the exercise gardens and as I ran west on the street leading to the grounds the sun was brilliantly reflected in the falling water droplets and a golden light shimmered on the road and in the rising steam. I remember thinking it was such an extraordinary run because of the rain and hoping that the memory of it would remain with me.
A pot of rice is now cooking on the stove and the rain has stopped. This afternoon I walked/ran to Northerly Island and ran the hill. A young couple were relaxing on a blanket at the top and when the man gave me a smile as I ran past I stopped to tell him the bad news that I would be running repeats and he quickly replied "don't worry we will keep our clothes on," which made his girlfriend and I laugh. I did 5 repeats and cut it short because I wanted to give the couple the privacy they deserved. I then walked to the beach and sat beneath the Jewel Tree and then meditated on a boulder with my feet relaxing in the cool lake water.
