When will the rain go away?
We arent in the habit of complaining about the rain here in North Texas; after all, anyone who has been here a hot minute knows the baking summer is always just around the corner. But there might come a time when we wonder if we havent had enough of a good thing. And that time is now. Seems lately like the skies are gray and the ground is wet more than they arent. Some of us are thinking we wont need that backyard swimming pool after all, given that Mother Nature has provided us a pond. Memorial Day was a soaker, and our dream of backyard barbecues with friends  telling tales of vaccinations  were drenched and washed away. Now, as we enter summer in earnest, we wonder whether the weather will ever relent and just how big the mosquitoes will get. Some are nearly saddle size, it seems. Truth be told, though, its not all that wet this year. Fact is, we had more rain through May 2020 than we had during the same time period this year, according to the National Weather Service. Back then, in those lost and hazy days, we were all stuck inside anyway, and the hope for a fun summer with friends poolside was being replaced with hunts for hand sanitizer and N95 masks. This Junes disappointment is all the more palpable for the forced isolation over the past year. Our national storm is supposed to be subsiding, but here we are inside with the blues waiting for the sunshine, in so many ways. June has been a soaker, its true. But looking at the forecast, Texas is turning true to form. Its going to get sunny, and its going to get hot and its going to get sticky. Its right around the corner. We cant wait.