Guide To The Perplexed

We are all entitled at times to our
moods, and Nature no less. It was
clearly a strange weather day, this. So
conflicted with uncertainty, it began
with rain, morphed into sunny skies
enticing us with unexpected balmy
breezes on an oddly mild day to
embark on a prolonged, carefree
woodland perambulation, amazed
that instead of snow packing the forest
floor, an abundance of long-fallen
yet-colourful foliage entertained the
appraising eye which, lifting skyward
witnessed deeply dense cloud
formations re-assembling, somewhat
hastening our tread, but not so much
we failed to stop and chat with 
other hikers as entranced as we by
this peculiar day, nor bid our little
dogs not to tarry playfully gambolling
with others of their tribe as puppies
will do. And so, the patter of a
shower sped us on, courteously
restrained until we gained entrance
to our home and happily exulted
Let the rains commence anew!