Skeeter season doesn’t bother me much because they don’t much like me. I’ve never met that northern kind of black fly and don’t care to.
The upside of the rain…. Or as my paddling partner from Belgium likes to remind me
“No rain, no river”
Absolutely! The NE whitewater contingent should be very happy right now. I think at Deerfield River, western MA, today is the beginning of “Flowfest” with Zoar Outdoors outfitters.
Also, rain (or the weather disturbance precipitating it) generally will stir up the ocean for the surfing contingent. This morning, we got 4’ swells with 10 second intervals and offshore wind. Good stuff to play on for the surfing contingent! Heading out soon to get some. 
-sing, the happy camper
This time of year around NE, the blackflies and mosquitos “tag team”. The blackflies tend to come out in the daytime and hangout in the sunlight. The mosquitos are in the shade during the day and out about at night. Sometime in late June, the no-seeums will start showing up, tho’ barely visible to our eyes but irritatingly felt on the skin…
Yin/Yang, life has to have balances to be better appreciated and enjoyed. 
-sing