I love rain. Better than sunny days. It makes my shoulders relax.
It's fantastic to watch it come. With it comes a calmness, don't you think?

Last 4th of July we had horrendous wind storms that took out power for days. They hit at 11:00 pm. I said to my cats as it roared across the fields, "here it comes.." and

BAM-WOOSH!

Loved it, though.

Tired of rain. Southeast USA has had rain every day for a week now. Hey, where's the "Ark Building" forum?

We are out of the drought now that we have been in since 2007. The areas around us have had as much as 30" of rain since Jan1. They are all above their avg by quite a bit. Everything is very lush this year for the first time , like I said, in 6 years !! But I am getting somewhat weary of the wet humid warm weather. I love a good ole po'down here in the South but this all day every day rain is too much for my psyche. Enough already. c

I agree no more rain in the north east (nh). But this 94 degree hot humid crap is just as bad. Bring on the fall!

Down here in Florida you can watch the skies while sitting at the beach and know how long you have before you need to pack up and leave in the afternoon. EVERY afternoon a thunderstorm will come. A perfect day includes beach, shower off, then a thunderstorm nap with one or more puppies before you start dinner then enjoy the evening outside with a swim under the stars.

Here in GA it has been raining cats and dogs but it is starting to look like Maui here as Trail said so lush and 3D green. I still walk/run rain or shine. The last two times out I got so wet I could wring out my hair and clothes and stupid me had mascara on and it got in my eyes and I could hardly see where I was going. Two people stopped and asked if I wanted a ride, I mean it was coming down in sheets. But I couldn't dare get in their car soaking wet. But I will go again tomorrow if it is still raining. The only time I get a little freaked out is if it is lightning too. But the rain this time doesn't have lightning, it's soft and warm rain, but I think I will leave the makeup off, my eyes are still burning!!! I am sorry that all of the 4th of July festivities got canceled yesterday and all the fun outdoor activities at the lake. It is making summer seem kind of short! Otherwise, I have been doing lots of baking with the dogs, husband has been working in Wyoming for the past week but home now, yea!

Please take our rain! I can't remember the last day it didn't rain. And it's hot and extremely humid. Last year was a drought and this year all my flowers have drowned.

I also love a good summer downpour, but this business of day after day after day is getting to be a bit much. I have so much to do in the gardens but can't dig because the soil is too wet.

Another who is glad that we aren't in a drought, but tired of the rain. I think this is the first day it hasn't rained in over a week. I'm tired of mowing all the time and my chickens have been taking dust baths in the pole barn leaving pot holes every few feet. We started digging the last wall of the house out to replace the foundation weeks ago. Now we have a moat and mosquitoes. Ridiculous.

I love summer rainstorms, and we'd take all your rain if you could only get it here.

We average about 15 inches a year, but this year got only about 5. Things are toasty, crispy, and dry. There's occasionally get a summer storm, but it's not usually much.

I'm ready to move somewhere cooler and greener, and not so prone to wildfires, but that won't happen for a few years at least.

Please send your rain west to SoCal : )

hahagr8...love it ..mascara ??! It is more a heavy drizzle here. Only a very few heavy bouts . I don't bike in the rain the pavement is just too slippery. I love to run in the rain too...especially on the trails. Have been only on roads since we got back in town last Sunday. We are clearing up some for Monday ..yeah...can get back out in the garden and ...pull weeds !! c

Yup- strange weather pattern for sure! Moisture is coming all of the way from the gulf and popcorn showers and heavy rains- Midwest through the east. It has n'eastertropical storm moisture without the winds and rotation. I told DH to bring our bikes as it is unusual to rain all day in PA at this time of year-oops! We did get in 2 rides. We drove across the pa and Ohio turnpikes and had some horrendous downpours with no visibility. Glad to be home for a day. Heading out to PNW which looks great and no rain in the forecast. Now do I believe the weather and leave my goretex hiking jacket at home....?(Leaving DH at home:-(

Well, I won't complain about rain, exactly, after living through severe 7-year drought in SoCal and more drought years than not here in Georgia, but! The brambles, honeysuckle, Chinese privet, muscadines, FOUR different kinds of thorny smilax, and poison ivy, along with everything else I was hoping to get more control over this year, have decided to mount a counterattack instead. Particularly alarming as these crashing downpours are washing out our gravel driveway, and we could end up having to retreat on foot.

OTOH, clumps of orange fungus are popping up along the paths on the hill, so chanterelle mushrooms sauteed with shallots and garlic tonight.