It's mid-summer, and for some reason I had a moment of nostalgia for gray, cold, rainy days. If you're like me, here's a reminder of what we can look forward to in a few months...

The rain continues, with Tremendious gusts of wind, which is Tremendious. The winds violent Trees falling in every direction, whorl winds, with gusts of rain Hail & Thunder, This kind of weather lasted all day, Certainly one of the worst days that ever was!

From William Clark's journal, December 16, 1805, as the Lewis and Clark expedition wintered at Fort Clatsop