@caterina yes- sort of. Our area is a blend of natural and built up. There is a lot of land around us that is wooded and there are some farms. But we also have some small but still populated cities near by. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to the closest one but if someone who lived in New York or Philadelphia saw it they would laugh and say it was not a city at all!
Great shot. Your title prompted me to think about English v French and Italian and I then went on a tour of Internet language sites although only ended up marginally wiser. "It rains" versus "It is raining"...
You mean that in English you would rather say it is raining? In my sentence there was an under meaning: It rains. Finally. And yes in Italian it would be Piove. In French il pleut. What did you learn from your tour of the internet?
'It rains' suggests that this is a happening in a present tense story. It adds intrigue to the scene - why has the person stopped, to stand in the rain in such an empty space which gives no clues. Your pov is perfect to give this some mystery.
