I have a love-hate relationship with
binocular rain guards, those covers that you attach to the
binocular strap that protect the binocular eyepieces from rain. In point of fact, a rain guard is as useful for protecting against dust, dirt, mayonnaise and other materials that find their way to the eyepiece of a
binocular as it is for protecting against rain. That's the love part of the relationship.
The hate part for me is having to fumble with the darn thing when I see a good bird. Somehow, old fumble fingers and all thumbs me manages to get tangled with the rain guard when I can least afford to waste time. Sure, I know all the tricks for attaching and using a rain guard - loose fit, attach to only one strap, flip with thumb and so on - but I can't help getting excited when I see a good bird, even after all these many years. May it always be so, just the same.