In an earlier post I mentioned that Grant saw no good use for an umbrella other than using it for a walking cane. Understandably so because in his two years here he has had little opportunity to see umbrellas. (side note - the Arabic word for umbrella is shamsayya which is derived from the word for sun, not rain.) The other morning, we woke to thunder and a quick shower, our first since March. It was great! Grant wanted to go outside and "touch it" so we headed downstairs to the street.