New York City, July 7, 2015

★★ The subway led away from the dull, thick morning into sunshine downtown. The children traipsed to the office and back, little umbrellas unused, with a minimum of complaint. A bright but heavy shower fell in the afternoon, but the sun came right back. Then the rain repeated, from darker clouds but with the sun angling through below. By the time the boys were shod and umbrellaed to go look for a rainbow, the downpour was cutting off and the sun was no longer distinct.