Ah, rain.

There's nothing like the smell after a rain on a summer's day. Except of course if it's spring and it's been raining for a few days. Then it's just depressing. First off, that fresh, clean smell as been washed away. Second, there's no sun in the sky because it's filled with rain clouds. And the temperature, let's just say it is not exactly warm. In fact, it feels like an extension of winter. And with May not too far into the future, this is not a good thing.

May is always the best way to gauge how summer is going to be. June has the habit of starting out like March. It is rather gloomy and wet, but somewhere around the second or third week, summer arrives. So if you want a preview of the rest of the summer, go with May. Trust me on this. If May is cold and damp so will be July.

Anyway that's my thought for the day. I hope you have a good one.