Monday 4 April 2011

Spring Rain and Daylight Candles

Today it rained and it rained and it rained.  The first good, proper Spring rain.  A driving, thundering rain that forces itself into the earth, determined to wake up any of the still sleeping plants. 



A good day for pots of tea.  And for candles.  I'd forgotten how peaceful candles in the daytime can be.  A lovely foil to the torrent outside my window. 


Which has - just now - given way to clearing skies.

10 comments:

  1. We are getting snow, sleet and rain today... very dark skies. I'm staying home from teaching today, not feeling well. Its a good day to rest! I will surely light a few candles....

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  2. Ah, I love candles. And rain! One of these days, I'm moving myself back to New England.

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  3. schöne Fotos...besonders das letzte...lg

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  4. Not more snow, Valerianna! I do wish you a speedy recovery and a speedy arrival of Spring.

    Hello again, Em! I was thrilled by the first rainfall - had my window open as long as I could stand the draft just to hear and smell it. I wish I had visited New England when I lived in Canada - it seems like such a beautiful place.

    Vielen Dank, Maria. Schon das Sie haben mein Blog besucht. (Und, bitte entschuldigen Sie fur mein schlecht Deutsch! Es ganz langsam kommt.)

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  5. Aw, sounds like the perfect afternoon! I'm looking forward to our next rainy day just so I can light some candles now. Probably won't have to wait long :)

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  6. Candles help create such a lovely tranquil atmosphere don't they? We had driving rain here for most of the day although it did clear by early evening and we took the dogs for a walk in the watery sunshine.

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  7. It was lovely, Roisin. I'm going to have to stock up on candles for the next Spring showers.

    There is something nice about going for a walk after a heavy rain, caracanartist. The air has a different feel to it. And - lots of puddles for your dogs to play in!

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  8. Oops...sorry caravanartist...I missed the "v" and hit the "c" key by mistake!

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  9. We have a lot of those heavy all day rainy windy cold Spring days-- though the buds on the branches and the shoots from the ground don't seem to care--eventually it does clear up.

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  10. So far we've only had the one, Donna. I am hoping for more. (Maybe not too, too many more...) My favourite is a heavy rain at night.

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