Rain In A Puddle

A little pristine patch of rainwater waiting on the side of the road is reflective of your heart hanging around for a new day, hoping that the sun will rise and send it to some new safe and fascinating place before a dirty car or careless footfall sends it flying over the place. A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. It is generally small enough for an adult to step over, shallow enough to walk through, and too small to traverse in a boat or raft. Puddles can be a source of fascination for children, as well as attracting other small wildlife. Swallows use the damp loam which gathers in puddles as a form of cement to help to build their nests. The reduction in the number of puddles in the countryside due to intensive farming, urban sprawl, and climate change is partially the cause of a decrease in the swallow population. Puddles commonly form in potholes in a dirt road, or in any other space with a shallow depression and dirt. In such cases, these are sometimes referred to as mud puddles, because mud tends to form in the bottoms, resulting in dirtied wheels or boots when disturbed. Puddles commonly form during rainstorms, and can cause problems for transport, especially when combined with cold conditions to form patches of ice, which are highly slippery and difficult to see. Due to the angle of the road, puddles tend to be forced by gravity to gather on the edge of the road. This causes the notorious 'splash' as cars drive quickly through the puddle, which causes water to be sprayed onto pedestrians on the adjacent pavement. Sometimes, irresponsible drivers do this deliberately, which, in some countries, can lead to prosecution for careless driving. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=124168