As Mark Twain once said: "It’s better to read the weather forecast before praying for rain".  I managed to miss the forecast for the past few days so the overnight rain and the drizzle today took me by surprise.  It’s a welcome surprise, I don’t have to water our allotment today, or the garden, and the water butts are filling up with rainwater.  It’s been about a month since we’ve had any rain to speak of, so we’ve been hoping for a good downpour for at least the past two weeks.