Cowering trees swayed before the breath of the Big Bad Wolf raging overhead huffing and puffing in his attempts to blow down little pigs’ houses; pattering trotters tripped across the roof; bejewelled yet disconsolate blooms bent their weeping heads; precipitate rivulets raced down the window panes, as we awoke to a pleasantly cooler bedroom breeze succeeding last night’s heavy humidity.
Jackie braved an early supermarket shop in this weather, which did not desist throughout the day, so
apart from those photographs produced during a brief period while I was unloading the shopping and soaking my shower-proof coat anyway,
the rest of these rain-spattered images were gained through panes of glass. As usual, individual titles may be gleaned by clicking on any image to access either of the galleries.
Elizabeth joined us for tonight’s dinner which consisted of Jackie’s succulent cottage pie; crunchy carrots and cauliflower; tender cabbage, and meaty gravy, with which the Culinary Queen drank Hoegaarden and my sister and I drank Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020.
What an imaginative intro–what brought up the idea for the 3 Little Pigs analogy?
Thanks very much, Pat. I suppose it was the gusting wind. 🙂
And he didn’t blow the house down and nobody had bacon for breakfast.
hurray for miracles 🙂
🙂
Nice one, Pat. Thanks very much
You’re welcome. Derrick. Glad you liked that flight of fancy.
Beautiful introduction and truly beautiful, beautiful photographs.
Thank you so much, Anne.
Garden looks glorious come rain or shine
Thanks very much, Sheree
Always a pleasure Derrick
You receive so much rain there, Derrick, wow! But oh how the rain helps your lovely garden. ❤️🇬🇧
Yes – it is very welcome, John. Thanks very much
I’ll trade. A couple days of your rain for a couple days of our sun.
Fair enough, Cindy. Thanks very much.
Beauteous garden!
Thanks very much, Cindy
Those glass spattered window panes make it look as though the garden is weeping –
no doubt missing the attention today from the Head and Under Gardener!
Let’s hope for a return of this week’s wonderful day time sun – with the addition of night time only rain – soon.
Thanks very much, Emma. There should be a reverse curfew on rain.
Fabulous through the glass pictures, especially the fast one.
Thank you very much, Andrew. That last one was taken a bit later than the others – hence different light
Fortunately the Big Bad Wolf did not ruin the garden, shatter the window panes, or blow down the house, so we’re able to enjoy your beautiful photos. This set is truly lovely.
Thank you so much, Merril. I’m pleased you ran with the image.
You’re welcome, Derrick. 😀
I enjoyed how you wax poetric on your first paragraph, very fitting to introduce rainy day images.
Thank you so much, Liz. Your judgement is very welcome
You’re most welcome, Derrick!
There’s just something about raindrops on roses, well flowers anyway, and it sounds as though you may have needed warm woolly mittens!
🙂 Thanks very much, Sue
It’s raining here too. I felt sleepy all day long. Rain does that to me.
🙂 Thanks very much, Bridget
Gorgeous shots!
Thank you very much, Jill
You did well to get such a fine set of photographs out of such a miserable day.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal. I had trouble focussing on the rain on the windows
‘Dreich’ was a new word for me: very interesting. I saw that it won a contest for the most iconic Scottish word in 2019: the second time it had come in first. A BBC article included this paragraph:
“A word that is commonly used to describe the Scottish weather has been named the “most iconic” Scots word.
‘Dreich’ – meaning dull or gloomy – topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust. It beat off contenders including “glaikit”, “scunnered” and “shoogle”. The charity said the first recorded use of the word ‘dreich’ was in 1420, when it originally meant ‘enduring,’ or ‘slow, tedious.'”
I’m so pleased you went to this trouble, Linda. Although I knew the word I had not known of the contest. Thanks very much.
A very impressive opening paragraph Derrick … which I copied and place in my notebook of ‘words’ ..
That is such an honour, Ivor. Thanks very much
My pleasure Derrick
What a pity you can’t blow some of that rain to drought-stricken California!
I agree – I wish we could share it, Rosaliene. Thanks very much.
Wonderful rainy images and narrative, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Sylvia
That was a wonderfully lyrical introduction, Derrick. Your photos are always lovely – and your garden’s looking great, even in the rain. We were in the soft south recently and, fortunately, enjoyed the usual splendid weather! 🙂
Thanks a lot, Mike. Nothing like such a day to give writing scope
For a minute I thought I had wandered into Tootlepedal’s blog by accident. I’m told we had a rainy day but as I work in a room with no windows all I can say with certainty is that it was wet when I left work.
Thanks very much, Quercus. When I started work in Lloyd’s’s old Room in 1960, there were no windows there, either.
🙂 Yes, modern kids, don’t know they’re born…
I like how you’ve captured the mystery of green through the raindrops on the window.
I’m pleased you appreciated that, JoAnna. Thank you very much
A wild day for you. I really like the rain-spatteted. Abstract, but you know exactly what the story is.
Thank you so much. I appreciate your views, Laurie
That is a marvellous opening of the post reminding me of nothing less than the Romantic Poets. The garden seems so happy! The raindrops on frosted panes convey the prevailing mood flawlessly.
Thank you so much, Uma. Your lit crit is important
Flowers and rain are just ♥♥♥
Thank you very much, Sonali
My pleasure ♥♥
gorgeous photos despite the rain. your plants must be very happy! it rained hard here too in the morning 🙂
Yes, our plants needed it, Lola. Thank you very much.
Everything looks beautiful there, even in rain, Derrick and Jackie. We’ve gone back to dry here, though the real heat has not arrived, yet.
Thanks very much from us both, Lavinia
Beautiful photos. Hoping for rain here.
Not too much on your vacation, though. Thanks very much, Mrs W
It can rain at night but just not during the day.
Just as it should be 🙂
Yes. Resting on my bench after weeding half the garden and my flower beds this morning. Waiting on Wrangler to wake up so I can start packing clothes for vacation.
Nothing dreich about Dundee, hen -especially last night!!
Chortling away here, Jessie chicken. It wasn’t just alliteration that made me mention Dundee XX
Rained all day here, too. Steady,wetting rain, coming down gently in big drops.
Ours was a bit more savage than that, John. Thanks very much.
Rain on the water feature…rain meeting water…so beautiful!
Also, OHMY…the raindrops on the honeysuckle stem are lovely! 🙂
When the rain meets the window panes it creates art!
Your opening paragraph was a joy to read, Derrick! Got me all smiley! 🙂
(((HUGS)))
PS…. ““Rain is not just drops of water. It’s the love of the sky for the earth.”
Thanks very much, Carolyn. A perfect PS X
Living well, Derrick!
Thanks a lot, GP
Greatly enjoyed, Derrick. Flowery prose to match flowery photographs, telling the tale of yet another variant on our English summer weather.
Thank you so much, Roland
Coonawarra Cab Sav? A good Aussie red!
Yep. Thanks very much, Amanda
Rainy days make for gorgeous photos.
They do. Thanks very much, Judy
I can’t decide whch I like best: your gorgeous prose or your magnificent photography. One complements the other so well! Looks like you got a real drenching! Hope it all dries out today! <3
Thank you very much indeed, Jan X
A blissfully descriptive opening paragraph, followed by your wonderful images.
x
Thank you so much, Melanie X
😊 Most welcome 😊
The big bad wolf huffed and puffed this week in California, but brought in only a very few drops of rain — mostly HOT air! It’s hard to compare that with the beauty of your garden in the rain — and even with the beauty of the rain on the windows, as evidenced in the last photo! That particularly is reminiscent of one of my favorite-ever shots, taken from inside the car after a short unexpected squall years ago — almost an abstract shot of a white wall with green plants and a red post. I love this post of your dreich day!
Thanks very much, Janet. Your favourite shot sounds a goodie.
It may be raining but your photographs are simply stunning! And the dinner sounds super delicious too 😋
Thank you very much, Ribana
I love these photos, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Ann
The opening paragraph is just as picturesque as the photos, Derrick. Very enjoyable.
I’m pleased you thought so, Dolly. The weather set me thinking. Thanks very much
My pleasure, Derrick.