The snow is sparkling like a million little suns. – Lama Willa Miller

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

The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The smoke hung sluggishly above the chimney-tops as if it lacked the courage to rise, and the rain came slowly and doggedly down, as if it had not even the spirit to pour. – Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers