New York City, March 7, 2017

★★ Kindergarteners huddled conspiratorially under umbrellas pulled low over their heads. The rain was tolerable, walkable, requiring no waterproof shoes. Cigarettes and dog turds and other things on the sidewalk got soggy without washing away. The showers held on longer than the forecast had said they would, then left behind an evening covered with small, grimy puddles.