For when she thought of Summer rain

Ah, Summer rain! It does come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from a gentle morning shower to an electrifying thunderstorm at the end of a string of sizzling hot days. But Summer rain can be relentless too, bucketing down from a granite grey sky with no sign of letting up for days on end. If it weren't for nature's general verdancy, it could just as well be Autumn on days like these. Umbrellas are permanently wet and sandals have to be put on the back burner in favour of last season's boots. The garden has taken a bashing, and some of my beloved plants have collapsed under the watery onslaught, their horizontal positions providing an easy meal for slugs and snails. ...