Purely a trick of the eyes

One beautiful thing I experienced today:

Rain falling thick and blending with the heavy gray skies and bleak markers of construction everywhere. It is as cold as it looks, the whole world blanketed in a wet shiver. It's a day for balling yourself up under covers and resting, but I was tucked into my car on the way to work. At a stoplight, I am in front and facing cars waiting at the light opposite me. In the car headlights, rain glances down on the street and bounces up, catching the light, creating a bright shimmer.

Other:

This afternoon, it is already dark enough for buildings to turn on their outside lights. One bank, bulky and brown, has several flood lights shining up to illuminate trees around the perimeter. The cold rain hits the hot bulbs and white steam billows from the lamps. It looks like magic is taking place inside, some great alchemy being performed.

Listening: Jessica Lea Mayfield, "Kiss Me Again"