Brolly Time

Any UK readers will have had plenty of occasions to recite a favourite childhood ditty this week.

Rain, rain, Go to Spain,
Never show your face again.

James Howell, an Anglo-Welsh historian added this verse to the traditional English rhyme ‘Rain, rain go away/Come again another day’, as a reminder of the failed invasion of the powerful Spanish Armada in 1588. They had intended to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and restore Catholic rule over England.

Like now, for instance. But we’re all safely indoors, so let’s peer out at a few rainy shots. I hope you have an umbrella.

Count the brollies in these two shots, and they’ll add up to seven.

Umbrellas waiting for the monsoon in India
Not England. San Sebastian. In Spain. The ditty worked …

And here is an all-too-typical English shot.

For Leanne’s Monochrome Madness.

And Becky’s Seven for September.

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

48 thoughts on “Brolly Time”

    1. Ah, odd, as all three of us had our early childhood relatively close to one another. I wielded an umbrella today too, reminding myself why I don’t like them. Almost lost it twice.

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  12. laugh 😂 I have been led to be leave it often rains there 🙂 on that note, we have has lots of rain here also past few days, and are expectation lots more during weekend. But I think we do ot get the amount you do 🙂 I enjoyed this one

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  15. Ah brollies. Not a term used much here in South Africa. We have had lots of rain here this winter, but generally its far too windy for brollies. One even has to tie-down one’s hat!

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