Rainy days meant different things, depending on the time of year and the work to be done. Farmers are at the mercy of the weather. They can't change it, so have to try to plan around it. That's not always successful, but to a farmer, the weather is important. Nowadays, we have more accurate weather reports that help. When I was growing up, farmers used some of the old folk tale methods of trying to predict, as well as listening to the weather man on the radio. (No TV and weather maps when I was a youngster.)
During haying season, we had to work around the showers and hope the hay had time to dry.
If we had a long season without rain, the spring that provided drinking and cooking water got low and we had to haul by hand and pail what we used. Fortunately Father connected up to the brook for other household needs.
We needed rain in spring and summer for the garden and crops, but not too much and not at the wrong time. We learned techniques for working around the weather and salvaging crops.
There always was lots of inside work saved for rainy days. So when rain was prolonged, some of these tasks were caught up.
And....we children enjoyed splashing through the puddles!
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