I knew the rain would come, it always does, the pace at the fair slows down for awhile. We needed a rest from the frenzy, and the ground absorbed water like a sponge. Comfortable, toasty from the heater at the back of the booth rain gave the gift of time, an opportunity to visit with customers and friends to share, discuss, embellish stories in between bites of giant cookies and caramel coated popcorn.
My fireweed paintings prompted discussions about weather, when the bloom tops the plant is it really six weeks until winter, comparing progress of the white seed fluff stage from the coast to the interior. Birch leaves are yellow around the Matanuska Glacier but haven’t changed yet in Glennallen, an anomaly, fall usually arrives in the Alaska interior first. Interesting facts to ponder, muse over and speculate. A rainy day at the fair in the art booth, connecting, talking with people. It was good.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska landscape painter
