Rain rain rain

Umbrella!

For the past week/week and a half it has rained almost every single day here in Toronto.  In fact, it rained so hard one day that part of the Toronto subway flooded and had to shut down.  Now, normally back home I wouldn't mind the rain so much, usually I would just do a quick sprint from my car to whatever building I was going into... However, here in Toronto I walk everywhere, including my 30 minute walk to and from work.

The first day it rained here I proudly whipped out my little compact umbrella that I so cleverly thought to carry with me from Wisconsin, only to realize 10 seconds later that it was no match for Toronto wind.  It was pitiful, that poor umbrella.

So, the search began for an umbrella and I knew the sooner I found one the sooner it would never rain here again.  And would you look at that beauty! Found her today, and low and behold the forecast calls for clear skies for the next 7 days. =)