Some more info on rain barrels ......
https://apcc.org/news-events/events/..._aid=697896961 .... rain barrel photo gallery
Sometimes it's just a lot less of a project to go with a rain barrel as opposed to a gutter or downspout that pours water onto the ground or onto a paved driveway. It may become a new item at home that you start to appreciate after having it for a few months? I recently noticed a large municipal building that is home to their town clerk, police dept, fire dept, and public meeting room that uses a single rain barrel to collect water that drains off one small roof section with a garden hose attached for watering their small flower garden out front. Is what you see, outside, when you visit the town clerk's office. Was kind of interesting to see that ..... a gray rain barrel with a garden hose.