“I like it like rain water, my dear” was the standard reply given by a favourite aunt when asked how she took her tea. Unlike Arthur’s cake, this cup, which someone left out in the rain, retained its recipe and would have been exactly to her taste.
The abandoned cup becomes an unusual pluviometer, but a clear indicator of the current season. In keeping with the Eskimos, us folk of the moderate climatic regions, should have a thousand words for rain. I do, and I use them like a parrot with Tourette’s each time that I look out of the window.
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“…like a parrot with Tourette’s …”
I’d like to borrow that phrase for use in the future, if I may. Coprolalia fun for everyone!
Coprolalia is such an insane word. Coprophagia is eating shit, so coprolalia should be talking shit with your fingers in your ears 🙂
(laughing out loud!!)..with my fingers in my ears.. c
Excellent:)
Gorgeous water drop! And I love the notion that we who live in rain should have hundreds of words for rain.
Mine all begin with “f” — not imaginative, but satisfying.
Amazing shot – and just how my grandmother liked her tea 😉
It must have been a generational thing, I guess.
Great shot
Always appreciate the rain
You’d be so.oo.ooo appreciative being here right now 🙂
Such a fantastic shot, Roger!
The biggest problem is AVOIDing a shot like that at the moment:)
I always puzzled over that line of Jim Webb’s from Macarthur Park – maybe you’re the only one who knows what it means – but parrots never explain.
It is a puzzle, but the tea cup suddenly made it all clear…..Jim was on drugs:)
I am glad to see that it is now rain and not hail………..though the sky is still gray. I know. Lovely shot as always, Roger.
We live in a subtle grey palette, save for the glowing red eyes 🙂
too much wet wet wet there and none at all here… sigh…
A nice bit of equilibrium would be welcome in this world.
Haha, what’s the saying? If that’s tea, bring me coffee?
That last sentence is a jewel. 🙂
Many thanks and bring me coffee 🙂
Oh dear – a storm in a tea cup!
Nice one, MD.
I love the shot. Gorgeous. We’ve been getting tons of rain here as well. It does get old!
The sun has to come out of hiding soon.
It finally did here. We were getting a bit waterlogged.
We’ll have to start growing rice:)
🙂
This has not been a wonderful spring in France weather wise but you captured the rain brilliantly. I’m wishing you sunny skies and gentle breezes for a chance.
That’s really kind, and I hope your wishes bear fruit.
My mother was the same, they would not even charge her for it in the tea rooms! God I hope you get some lazy sunny days soon! c
It’s hard to believe we’re near the end of June.At least I didn’t light the fire last night!
I hope that the sun has finally come out. It must have rained because I sang you that song from “Annie” 😦 Beautiful photo though- yet again, you can find beauty in drab weather!
I’m really ready to look for some beauty in good weather:)
A parrot with Tourette’s. Now there’s a vivid image, Roger. Sublime picture, just sublime.
Thanks, Kate
We have a 1,000 such words right now.. and now of them acceptable for public consumption. Our city is shut down with road closures, evacuations and meters of water in basements of homes. Dear god.. it’s still raining. I love your photo, I must try that technique some time, I love those shots!!
Best of luck with the rain. I hope we get some hot weather to bitch about before summer’s over:)