Rain, rain, go away

This week has had such a mix of weather. 
On Tuesday it was a summer's day and daughter and I spent a couple of hours walking round a nearby nature reserve.  Because it's still term-time it was very quiet and we sat and ate ice cream while watching a family of mallards - no noise to scare them away. We had to walk past a couple of swans who had decided to stand in the middle of a path.  Adult mute swans are large, especially noticeable when you are a couple of steps away from them, but B said we were safe as they did not have cygnets  to protect. Later on we watched a heron catching his dinner - he was very wary of us and kept his distance.
On Wednesday it was summer again and in the evening I was able to garden.  I managed to finish digging the veg patch so was looking forward to sowing the last seeds for this year, but today the rain has returned with a vengeance. 
The water butts are overflowing, the strawberries are still green and the next dry day is about a week away.
I'll just have to take up housework!!