Few things beat the sounds and smells of spring rain. Pitter pattering against the glass; A dark, blue-gray hue is cast on the world; New life drinking in the abundant water; Daisy girl pondering the rain out the window.
Even if you don't love the rain as I do, there are some pretty great benefits--Mother Nature's free car wash. After a long, icky winter I forgot how nice my car looks when it's black and not gray. A few hours in the parking lot and now it's all shiny and clean.