Where The Rain Can't Get In

[dotinthesky]

When it rains, hardly anyone goes to the swimming pool. You have the lanes free to yourself, but you also have less to see, less to imagine. Too much water makes you aware of the laps ahead of you, of how tired your muscles become after 500 metres. The lifeguards watch, circling the pool like kindergarden teachers.

The weatherman showed a giant cloud of rain approaching Britain, covering Wales (and the Hay Festival) during this weekend. Things are moody and morose, unlike summer. But we have a warm hotel to stay in, bookshops to explore, and even a castle to take pictures in. Plus, pubs & booze. I'm curious to see what kind of crowd goes to a literary festival.

Comments

[idioticpoet.livejournal.com]

I like swimming in the rain- diving underwater and hearing the rain fall on the waters surface above you...is intense.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Me too. Last year I had the luck and pleasure of swimming in the sea during a rain storm, with nobody else around! Eventhough it was in the afternoon, the clouds were so dark that it felt like the night was approaching. And the water was really warm too because of the rain.