Bad weather always looks worse through a window. – Author unknown

The rain cools the air, calms the soul and replenishes life. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

He brewed his tea in a blue china pot, poured it into a chipped white cup with forget-me-nots on the handle, and dropped in a dollop of honey and cream. He sat by the window, cup in hand, watching the first snow fall. “I am,” he sighed deeply, “contented as a clam. I am a most happy man.” – Ethel Pochocki, Wildflower Tea, 1993