I've Got Sunshine On a Cloudy Day

There is something so peaceful about the rain. There is something even more peaceful about how quiet it makes the city, allowing people to run away and hide until the sun says peekaboo. I love the rain and the comforting feeling that comes with it. Perhaps the comforting feeling is from the sweats I will always wear if it rains, or my soft blankets that surround me while I curl up in bed and listen to the pitter-patter on my window. My hair will always promise to be frizzy in the rain, but during the days that these showers promise flowers, I'll take the frizz.

I took this photo on a sunny fall day in the East Village, NYC. There might be no better way to spend a Sunday morning than in the quiet peace of the East Village. New York City has an infinite amount of secrets, tucked back in the quiet corners that you wouldn't think to look. I was able to explore some of these secrets on a blistery but spring-like day with a close friend. The people seemed so unique, the thick rimmed, large glasses seem to be the "it" item of the year (I'm so up on my fashion!) The parks seemed to be scenes from movies, though inviting and exciting once I entered. Very artistic and seemingly status quo. It was a fresh reminder of the fact that I do love New York and its quirky aspects and hidden treasures.

I just ran into a few someone's today Someone's that I never really knew And I used to think how I had them all so figured out But no, none of it's true 'cause I never knew you and now the truth of it is, is I wanna be like you So hello, good friend, I wanna be next to you For my head, for my heart, for what's true So I'm burning the thoughts of the things that I once said Because you tore down the walls that the world has put inside my head And I just get sick of the things that we think, we think we know And no, none of it's true 'cause I never knew you and now the truth of it is, is I wanna be like you So hello, good friend, I wanna be next to you For my head, for my heart, for what's true So take me and save me and change me and then make me And embrace me and then brave my heart for you No, no, 'cause I can't go on without you And it's time for something new oh oh And no, none of it's true 'cause I