The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones.
The
worst
days
of
any
summer
are
the
rainy
ones
.
We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days.
We
spend
all
year
looking
forward
to
nice
weather
and
long
,
hot
days
.
In winter, with its cloudy days and bitter cold, we dream of those days at the beach, lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun.
In
winter
,
with
its
cloudy
days
and
bitter
cold
,
we
dream
of
those
days
at
the
beach
,
lying
on
the
sand
and
enjoying
the
bright
and
burning
sun
.
And then, summer comes, and it rains.
And
then
,
summer
comes
,
and
it
rains
.
As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying.
As
a
child
,
I
would
wake
up
to
rainy
summer
days
and
come
close
to
crying
.
It wasn't fair.
It
was
n't
fair
.
We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom.
We
suffered
through
months
of
school
and
experienced
bad
weather
for
those
short
ten
weeks
of
freedom
.
On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage.
On
those
rainy
summer
days
,
I
had
nothing
fun
to
do
and
could
only
sit
inside
,
staring
out
at
the
rain
like
a
bird
in
a
cage
.
I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with.
I
was
an
only
child
,
so
there
was
no
one
else
to
play
with
.
My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was at work.
My
father
worked
from
home
,
so
I
was
not
truly
alone
,
but
he
could
not
actively
play
with
me
since
he
was
at
work
.
It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around.
It
was
those
days
that
I
would
watch
whatever
was
on
television
or
read
any
books
that
I
could
find
lying
around
.
I'd pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.
I
'd
pray
each
night
that
the
rain
would
not
be
there
the
next
day
.
As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed.
As
an
adult
,
though
,
my
opinion
of
summer
rain
has
changed
.
When you have to work every day, summer is not as exciting.
When
you
have
to
work
every
day
,
summer
is
not
as
exciting
.
Everything seems uninteresting.
Everything
seems
uninteresting
.
Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different.
Such
a
mindset
makes
you
cheer
for
anything
new
or
different
.
I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter.
I
spend
the
winter
dreaming
of
summer
and
the
summer
dreaming
of
winter
.
When summer comes, I hate how hot it is.
When
summer
comes
,
I
hate
how
hot
it
is
.
And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me comfortable.
And
then
I
look
forward
to
the
rain
,
because
the
rain
brings
with
it
a
cold
front
,
which
makes
me
comfortable
.
Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer, but summer rain today means positively beautiful--and quite cooler--weather tomorrow.
Rainy
days
are
still
the
worst
days
of
the
summer
,
but
summer
rain
today
means
positively
beautiful
--
and
quite
cooler
--
weather
tomorrow
.
The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days. In winter, with its cloudy days and bitter cold, we dream of those days at the beach, lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains.  As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn't fair. We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom.  On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was at work. It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around. I'd pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.  As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have to work every day, summer is not as exciting. Everything seems uninteresting. Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. When summer comes, I hate how hot it is. And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me comfortable. Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer, but summer rain today means positively beautiful--and quite cooler--weather tomorrow.