when the unexpected happens...
"Look!" exclaims Sansa " It's starting to rain ! "
"Really " asks Raven, then a drop of rain hits Sansa's outstretched arm closely followed by a big clap of thunder!
Raven is off at a run back to the house while Sansa strolls slowly after her, singing an old rhyme
"It's raining It's pouring
the old man is snoring !
He went to bed and he bumped his head
and he couldn't get up in the morning!"
because she's been so slow when the rain does start to pour she quickly shelters under the side of the gazebo!
She looks over at Casper who is enjoying feeling the rain on his fur after all this heat ! " Come Casper Come!" she calls trying to get him to come over to her .
But Casper just puts his head down and lets the rain wash his face
" Casper! " calls Sansa in dismay! " I need to shelter under you back to the house , come here pleaseeee"
But alas Casper's having none of it and just lays back down enjoying the cool rain.
Finally Sansa gives up and starts shouting.. " Mum !! MUM!! "
Let hope mum hears her or she'll be getting very wet......
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YES RAIN ! HOORAY!!!
after over six weeks of none what so ever we've had one quick and heavy downpour when I took these photos and are as I type having another longer down pour along with the odd clap of thunder and flash of lightening!
and it's lovely and COOL!
The garden no doubt is loving the rain and it will hopefully help everything to survive a little longer.
They say we'll be getting more over this weekend , so that will be great and then the warmer weather will return next week.
It is also the first true rain that Rufus as seen since he's been with us three weeks tomorrow and before that he was with his mum and brothers and sisters in the birthing box, so he was curious of this stuff dropping on him, then went under the outside table to wash this strange happening.
The rhyme Sansa sings is one we sang as children in London, it's not until I sang it as it rained and decided to use it in this little story that I 'heard' the words !
He went to bed and bumped his head and couldn't get up in the morning !
I have no idea where the rhyme comes from it was just one we as children sang all those years ago.
Well since it's cooled down I have a few things to do, so speak again soon
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Glad to hear that you're getting some much needed moisture. If Sasna doesn't get a response from Mum, she'll have to call a cab, or perhaps Uber (although Daddy Steve is too old to understand how that works).
ReplyDeleteStill NOT a DROP of Rain in sight here BUT I do remember chanting that rhyme when we couldn't go out to play in the rain.
ReplyDeleteIt's origins are, or so I'm led to believe, about a man accidentally falling and bumping his head and so going to bed... but died overnight from his injury and so couldn't get out of bed in the morning.
Good job then that WE didn't know the real meaning.
So wonderful to finally get your rain. I was beginning to think my rain dance would have to be revamped! A lovely post with Raven, Sansa, and Casper. I am sure he loved the rain! 😊 xxx
ReplyDeleteHurray you got rain!!! :) I hope the garden is getting refreshed. Looks like Caspar is going to be a water dog when he grows up, a typical Retriever, don't they usually always LOVE water, the dirtier the better! :)
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