I have to admit that I am a summer person. I love the sunshine and have never been one excited for rain. Normally, I'm the one waiting for the rainbow and eventual sunshine.
However, I have been waiting for the rain for weeks. We desperately need rain. As my fellow Californians know, we are in the middle of a drought. I worry that our summer will be one fire after another...if we don't get enough rain and our parks and forests become too dry.
Fortunately, today we finally got some rain - and for that, I am so very grateful. I started thinking of the upsides of rainy days - today and in the past. Looking at the raindrops on my windows reminded me of my childhood.
Growing up in San Francisco, rain was normal, raincoats were a must, and stomping through puddles to get wet was a favorite activity. Also, "little" things like getting a new umbrella was always awesome as a kid. I remember having a clear umbrella, so I could cover my entire head but still see straight through it. Of course, I also had some of my favorite character umbrellas. Thinking back, I also remember enjoying the raindrops falling on the windows in the car, watching the windshield wipers go back and forth, trying to "clean" the window but never quite being able to do it. Drip, drop. Drip, drop.
Rain also reminds me of one of my favorite childhood movies and the song:
My childhood favorite song and movie
And while I prefer summer sun over winter rain, I have to say that rainy days have their perks. Aside from the obvious necessity of rain, rainy days do have their upsides.
