Rain? Maybe not so bad after all.

Maybe it is time to stop complaining about the rain. Maybe it is just an annoyance to us, not a real problem. On the plus side... we haven't had to figure out how to use our sprinkler system yet. We haven't even really had to water. My allergies are almost non-existent because of the cooler, wetter weather. We haven't had to worry about water saving or rationing.

The negative.. well here it is, almost summer. We have had 1 day of 80 D weather. Our nice summer days are generally short anyway, but I suspect this year we will transition to fall/winter without the feeling of having had a "great" summer. So be it.

The picture with this note.. No, it is not here in the NW. It is in Houston, Texas in 1976. Just S of Hobby Airport. Taken from the house we were living, looking across the street. We hadn't been there but a week or two when we awoke to this. We found the water almost to our front door step. It was quite an experience. A lot of fun was had by the kids and their parents playing in the streets. But.....you didn't catch me in the water.... snakes!! I'll take the PNW anytime. There is a reason we are green and beautiful.