so i had occasion earlier this afternoon to watch a brief but enthusiastic rainstorm pound the hell out of chicago. it was actually pretty awesome — the storm was coming in from the west, so i could literally watch it move in. and then my normal visibility of 15+ miles was cut to, say… a couple hundred yards, as the rain came forth with a fury. i sat just watching it for a while — realizing that it would have been nice if i had locked my screen door, as the winds pushed it alternatingly open and closed; i finally gave in and opened the door to lock the screen door, and then had to mop up my floor once i got done, oh well — and then thought it would be neat if i took a picture.

so i did.

if you look closely enough, you can actually see the splashback from the individual droplets. <3 my new camera! (hey, 5 months old is still new. especially in my world!)