I know the old saying: April showers bring May flowers. I also know we need showers month after month, but I don't like being held in the house by rain showers. It's May and I want to play outside.

I do want the rains but have never figured out the happy medium, as to when it is to rain when needed, so I can be outside. If it rains at night, it's muddy during the day.

Hmm, what to do? I suppose those rainy days are the times to look out the kitchen window while I dig into indoor chores.

Or, I can catch up on reading garden blogs and researching plants. That sounds good to this gardener.

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