A thoughtful custodian took my umbrella out of the trashcan & hung it on my office door handle last night. Such a kind gesture to think that I threw it away by mistake, but it was broken. 😉

In addition to the rain, it was so windy yesterday morning that my umbrella flipped inside-out, and one of the spines (<<is that the right word?) was already gimpy, and it broke in half.

Speaking of umbrellas, we need to invent one that doesn’t allow you to get soaked getting into/out of the car &/or building. It’s nearly pointless even to carry an umbrella, because if it is windy (like yesterday), then you’ll get soaked by sideways rain, anyway. Furthermore, by the time you get seated in the car, you have to close the umbrella and get soaked again in the few fumbling seconds that it takes to retract and stuff it under the seat! 😦

More often than not, I just prefer to walk in the rain. I’m not so sweet that a little water will melt me. 😉  Besides, we still desperately need the rain here, so I’ll try to remember to be thankful for it!