We’ve been getting a fair bit of rain lately. When I was out for my walk this morning, several municipal workers were checking the storm drains and catch basins to ensure they can direct or absorb what’s predicted to be even more rain falling over the next week.

I’ve learned to appreciate these wet days. Summers here are getting drier and bring the threat of forest fires. Spring rains fill our reservoirs, hydrate the earth and encourage plants to grow. The rain also allows me to put off outdoor chores without guilt, and concentrate instead on sowing seeds, working on my writing and my mosaic project, and it also gives me time to curl up with a book. Here’s what I’m reading this month.

The Genius of Trees by Harriet Rix

Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs

At the Stroke of Eternity by Amber Cavanagh

Books read to date in 2026: 14