Sept 9 -- The rain descended overnight, and all the roads look as if new inverted kingdoms have magically appeared, the city doubling in size towards the centre of the earth. On some streets it looks as if a truckload of mirrors spilled out along the curbside. I am reminded of Traherne, seeing new gateways into God's kingdom in the unexpected arrival of puddles. As I walk along the local beach, however, I am also reminded of the fact that the storm sewers have overflowed, and that when that happens, the waste sewers that are not fully separated from the storm sewers come together, and they rush the untreated sewage into the nearshore lake. The city shines brightly in its wetness, and downstream the lake browns and colours from the heavy mixed runoff. Nature in the city.
(P.T.)