Rain, Rain, come and...stay??

Okay, so I'd NEVER actually say that and mean it. It's currently a crappy, cold, rainy day in downtown Calgary (I swear the city is big enough now it could be different elsewhere) and I'm not exactly in a funk but it's Monday morning, I didn't get a lot of sleep, I hate dark, cloudy, cold, rainy days but for some reason today I'm seeing the light. Maybe it's because I'm eternally optimistic but even with all the reasons I should hate the weather I can find some good.

First, rain helps things grow. Calgary's natural vegetation is grass...kind of boring. That's one of the things I really liked about Edmonton was the abundance of trees. I love the North Saskatchewan River valley. So, anything we can do to help the greenery down here...bonus.

Second, if it's raining and cold here, it was probably snowing in the mountains earlier. I didn't get out snowboarding too much last year but the winter before in Calgary I did lots. Pretty psyched for this season.

Third, it'll test your "rain protection". How much would it suck to invest in umbrellas, rain coats, and eves troughing and never have rain? You'd look at that $150 Gortex coat everyday and think about what a waste it was. One of the other engineers here was at his cabin in Crowsnest Pass this past weekend and was wishing for rain to test out his brand new eves trough. No such luck but one of the other engineers had a great idea...use a hose! Be a pretty funny sight.

So I may prefer sun, summer, and warmth but today I'm going to enjoy the rain and remind myself how much I'm looking forward to next June.