We are on the peninsula of Washington state. I can barely remember what it was like now living in a place that only got 10" a year! There are times I miss it, especially the sun, but when I do travel to Easter WA and see how dry and not green everything is, I appreciate the rain here even more. I mean, it does have its beauty there, with the Columbia river going right through my old town, but it is just not the same as here.