#25 - Umbrellas and Puddles

I Love Umbrellas
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Around the age of 6, I loved walking with umbrellas... playing with them and even drawing them.  Maybe it was the Morton Salt Girl that inspired me. 

Rainy Days in Houston
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We've been having a rainy week.  This morning instead of going for a run, I grabbed an umbrella and headed for Pecan Park. The rain had stopped by the time I got there, but I walked with my umbrella anyway. That would have made total sense to me, at age 6.  

Puddles
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I thought I would be alone in the park on a rainy day, but many dog walkers suddenly appeared and probably thought I was nuts when they spotted me wading through puddles. But I just hid under my umbrella and felt very brave.

A Worm
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I'm pretty glad I spotted no mud, or I might have been tempted to make pies. However I did pause to help a worm, struggling in a sidewalk puddle. 

By the time I got home, my legs were splattered with wet grass and dotted with a few mosquito bites. Sometimes you have to pay, for 6-year-old-celebration!