Denis Lehane: Six storms and 27 inches of rain in three months

Last Sunday I turned on the radio to hear that classic ELO song ‘Mr Blue Sky.’

“Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why, you had to hide away for so long...”

Later in the day, with the sky anything but blue, as I put on my rain-gear for yet another evening of farming, I had to wonder where indeed had Mr Blue Sky gone?