No need for an umbrella.

Hardly ever carry an umbrella when I go walking in Sardinia. Oh, it rains. But I find shelter. Often under the canopy of a billowy pine tree. The foliage is so thick that it takes a long time for the rain to find it's way down. Especially, if it's a light rain. It might stay dry under the tree during an all-day rain. Other days, the umbrella would do me no good because of the fierce wind. It'd turn the umbrella inside out. Or lift me off the ground as I try to keep the umbrella from blowing away. But I have no complaints. I like coping with all sorts of weather conditions. Besides, most days it's sunny and pleasant. Even in the wintertime. Today, I jogged in a light jacket. --Jim Broede