The Rain in Spain is mainly in Portland.....

Nah.
It's not that bad.
In fact, yesterday was the first real day and night rain experience. The first few days were crisp and sunny....not hot-Tucson-sunny-that-makes-you-weep-inwardly-in-pain..TMI?)but NICE sunny. Gentle warm beams in an otherwise fall-ish air-edge factor.

And, another thing we realized (duh). We are city people. It's in our DNA. This place has other humans. We can hear them sometimes. And yes, it will take a little getting used to, but as Ben put it more than once, "And WHERE are you NOT living right now?"
and I snap out of it.

But there are communities. With personalities. And history. And uncommon acceptance.

A feeling never ever felt elsewhere.

Good feeling. Happy feeling.

Better life.

Baby steps. We're here. We're all healing. We're for each other.