‘I’m Singing in the Rain, Just Singing in the Rain …’

Though I love little better than having a good book to read, amassing favourite quotations in my battered and becoming-unfit-for-purpose brain isn’t something that comes naturally. So Anne-Christine’s Lens Artist Photo Challenge this week – Pick a Favourite Quote and Illustrate it – was a challenge indeed.

Then a silly ditty my children and I enjoyed popped into my head – well, it had been raining all day, and how.

The rain it raineth every day
upon the just and unjust fellah.
But more upon the just, because ...
the unjust hath the just's umbrella

And here they are, those (stolen?) umbrellas

‘A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.’ — Robert Frost. Is this an umbrella bank, I wonder?

Umbrellas sometimes simply aren’t enough …

‘The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain’. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Somtimes it’s best to have a sheet of glass between you and the rain.

‘Après moi, le déluge’ – Often attributed to Louis XV or Madame de Pompadour. Well, we WERE on our way to France at the time.

We who live in God’s Own Country can only dream of a rain free week …

‘When others try to rain on your dreams, carry an umbrella and carry on’ — Unknown

But then after, there’s a rainbow …

‘The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain’. Dolly Parton

‘The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually’.

Eeyore, in AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh

PS. I’ve sneaked in a sixth photo, against instructions, as my header photo. With no quotation attached to it, I hope it won’t count.

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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.

28 thoughts on “‘I’m Singing in the Rain, Just Singing in the Rain …’”

  1. Looks like you had more fun than we did on your rainy day. ‘We’ erected faux wood cladding on a living room wall…eventually! Hopefully out to play today. Great quotes and pics, Margaret. Have a good day xx

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  12. I love your opening shot – I’m so glad you sneaked it in (I did the same and got away with it 😆 ) And Eeyore is spot on, it does always stop eventually. I hope it does so for you soon!

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  13. Oh this so lovely and joyful, Margaret. We haven’t had any rain for a month, so I enjoyed these thoroughly! Great idea with the umbrellas and cormorants! On the spot! In fact an hour ago we saw a cormorant flying by us and suddenly there was a bang and it fell to the ground. I was sure it had been shot and ran up the hill to see. It must have hit a window in a house over there and was now sitting on the ground. Looked ok though.

    Wonderful shots and great quotes – love Ior. So glad you participated despite doubts!

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    1. Thanks Anne-Christine. The only black cloud now is that it seems we’re destined not to meet – this time. It doesn’t look as if you’re as near to our routes as I’d hoped, and more importantly, your time is spoken for, especially once you reach Greenland – how exciting! My hunch however, is that this holiday will only whet our appetite for more of Sweden, and next time, we’ll plan better. Zoom is a poor substitute!

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  15. What a lovely little song and I adore the hanging umbrellas. Eyeore’s quote sounds about right but must have felt somewhat challenging for Noah and the others on the ark (although even for them it came true). But I thought it was always Zimbabwe’s claim to be “God’s own country”. I now learned there are more places to claim this label.

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