The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain, according to the speech coach. The rain in Key West comes and goes.
It was raining hard when my wife called me from home 27 miles east of my office. "Not raining here," I said and it never did rain in Key West. The next night we were having dinner with a friend and suddenly we heard the sound of water lashing the house. I looked out and had to take the camera to the porch. Key West in the rain is very evocative.
Cheyenne is not fond of water and she was happy to sit at my feet and keep an eye on the water from a safe distance.
The siding on the house across the street looked like a black and white film noir. Sam Spade should have been lurking there under a wet fedora.
My fascination with night time rain was not shared by the neighbors.
And then the rain had passed and all that was left was some damp roadway and shiny clean cars. Rain in the summer in Key West is perfect. It comes and goes in a hurry and and it leaves no mud nor temperatures low enough to allow you to see your breath. My kind of rainy season. 
The movie was Valentine's Day, a nice chick flick that ended the evening in companionable viewing. The sort of film you can chat through and make silly comments about. 
It was almost as good as sitting out on the porch in the rain for fifteen solitary minutes. 
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My wife and are sitting here talking about wanting to move back to Key West, so I decided to check your blog since I haven't read it for some time. She's only visited my family there in the winter when it is drier and has not experienced the summer evening rains. We're aiming for February. Cudjoe Key, here we come.
Was just talking to some friends who moved here from the North about Florida's rain. Comes & goes in sunshine or under cloudy skies. Can rain across the street from your home and your place won't get a drop. We have amazing rain!
I no longer fear rain.It is a wonderful thing.
Now that you mention it Conchy, I don't think I've ever seen it rain in KW in all the times that I've been down there.
Mostly it rains in summer. Winter cold fronts don't produce much rain.
Dear Sir:
There is solace in a good downpour... Passion in thunder... Fury in lightning.
My dogs don't like the rain either.
Fondes regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
I hoe it rains when i' m there
Mr Conchscooter:
If you like rain, then we have it. It rains here more than it shines
bob
Wet Coast Scootin
Nothing like a good summer rain, except when the sun comes out and raises the humidity. I like the florida rains, like you said they ar eover quickly. My older lab doesn't like the rain either, but give her a pond to swim in and shes hapy.
I ant to see what Robs missus says as she sits looking at black skies with the fridge turned off. By Keys Energy.
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