Falling

Barcelona Stormy Sky

It was a late August storm that brought it in. There had been various storms throughout the summer: light showers, overnight pours, major thunder and lightening ragers, and clouds that lost drops as they slowly slid to their destinations. Each was different in it's own way, affecting the people below in it's own way... but this one was different.

The humidity was almost unbearable until some low, dark clouds flowed into the city mid afternoon shutting out the sunlight. There was an uneasy pressure as the high fog closed in around the city and sealed it in like a snow globe. Slightly opened windows creaked open wide with a slight breeze and then it happened. Total release.

All day and into the night it poured, stopped, and poured again. The humidity was pounded down into the cement by the cool, heavy drops and the air turned cold.

The next day all clouds had vanished and any other traces of the storm had disappeared as well. The sun warmed the pavement and dried puddles, but the dry, cool air served as a warning: fall was here.