Rain

Each day we watch the clouds build until they dump bucketfuls of rain and hail, bringing with them the welcome relief of a cool breeze and the drop of the mercury.

Every now and then the storms are so mighty that we find ourselves trapped in the car until we can stand to brave the elements. 

And other times we are already nestled in at home, able to rescue the abandoned toys left in the yard in the moments just before the skies open up. Sometimes it's so much of an emergency that a certain boy has no time to worry about getting dressed - except, of course, the required footwear for a summer romp in the rain.