Grateful that Phil Goldberg is having a book signing this afternoon: American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West
http://www.philipgoldberg.com/ ________________________________ From: raunchydog <raunchy...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:32 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Just Walkin' In The Rain Weekend Weather Report: Fairfield Iowa Saturday: Goulashes/Waders Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Fog early. High of 73F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible. Saturday Night: Slickers/Rain Ponchos Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Fog overnight. Low of 59F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.9 in. possible. Sunday: Windbreakers/Sweaters Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 68F. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Sunday Night: Jackets Clear. Low of 39F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > The Dutch have a different relationship to the rain than most people > I've met. They don't just coexist peaceably with it like the people in > Oregon and Washington do; they get in the rain's face, and allow it to > get in theirs. > > I'm not Dutch yet. I have an umbrella. Duh. It's a moderate rain, coming > down hard enough so that if I didn't have it, I'd be soaking wet within > a few blocks. But easily seven out of ten of the people I pass on my > walk don't have umbrellas. Many of them aren't even wearing any kind of > rain gear. They're just in the mood for a walk, that's all. The fact > that it's raining has no bearing on that mood. > > Wussy umbrella or not, I'm enjoying the walk. > > Part of it, I realize, is the light. > > The Netherlands in October is kinda grey. Many of the days are overcast, > producing a predominantly grey ambient light. I live with a painter, who > has taught me to recognize the color of the light I'm using to see with, > and how the color of that ambient light influences my perception of > other colors. The grey light of Fall and Winter changes the way things > look. That change may explain a lot about Dutch painters, and why so > many of their paintings look as if the painter could use a hit of Xanax. > :-) > > But when it rains things get all glisteny, and the grey light transforms > into silver light. > > Remember on those boat rides we all used to live for how Maharishi would > point out at the full moon reflecting on the lake, and say that this > silver light had the qualities of soma, and we'd all go "Oooooooooo?" > That kinda silver light. > > Everything looks different when using that light to see with. It's a > nicer ambient light, and it transforms everything and makes it even more > glisteny. > > I'm just stopping in this cafe to have a coffee and write this down > before I forget it. Then I'll walk home. On the way back, I may not even > use my umbrella. One more baby step in the direction of becoming Dutch. >
