It Needs to Rain

Here in Minnesota it's one of those days when the wind is chilly and the sky is overcast and gray. It would be dismal, except that today is the day that all the lilacs are blooming and large portions of Saint Paul are decked out with their purple and white buds. The air smells like spring. I just wish the clouds would make good on their promise and rain. We could use it. The grass seed is languishing without any moisture.

Also, I'm a bit down today because I have some sad news to convey to a