One Good Thing

Into every life a little rain must fall -- plus a bonus celestial gift

I’m lucky to live in a green and verdant place (it is emerald from April-October). Spectacular waterfalls are so abundant that we who live here sometimes forget to slow down to take them in.

We are a moist people. There — I said it. Moist!

But this summer, we’ve had weeks of wilting flowers and languishing, spindly, and late fruiting corn. Any water I ca…