April showers bring May flowers
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“You’ll see. Lucky for us it’s springtime. April showers bring May flowers, as the proverb goes. There’ll be no shortage of stratocumuli and nimbostrati to hide behind.”
From Literature
As the old adage goes, “April showers bring May flowers,” and that includes seasonal produce.
From Salon
“I’m calling this eclipse — April 8, 2024 — the ‘heartbreaker’ because we know the saying: ‘April showers bring May flowers.’
From Los Angeles Times
If April showers bring May flowers, there may be a lack of both this year.
From Washington Post
They say April showers bring May flowers.
From Los Angeles Times
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