The Rain

[bunn]

I waited until the rain stopped before walking the dogs this evening, but alas, it did not stop for long enough.   Even though I was wearing the long waterproof coat and wellies that managed to keep me dry when whalewatching in Iceland, I got wet, in the way that I would have expected to get wet if I had been suspended under a waterfall for half an hour.   Then it began to hail! 

The hounds decided that an appropriate reaction to the deluge would be to hare round me in huge circles at warp speed.  I don't think this made them any less wet, but it can't have made them any wetter.  At least they were having fun.

Then the sun came out looking all innocent and smily as if the weather was nothing to do with her, and formed a wonderful rainbow which came down to the ground just onto the roof of  Louis' Tea Room, promising golden teacakes within.  I resisted the temptation, as I thought the hounds would not be too pleased to have to sit out on the deck and wait for food while sopping wet.

Comments

[sgrios.livejournal.com]

Do you have greyhounds?

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I do! Well, I have one greyhound, Mollydog - my other dog, Az is a lurcher - probably greyhound x whippet x maybe a bit of border collie.

In theory greyhounds don't like rain, but Mollydog has never been one to stick to the book, she loves rainy walks!

[sgrios.livejournal.com]

Aww. ♥ Hounds are my favorite. So sweet!

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Is the sun female? I almost feel inspired to quest through all the world's mythologies and find out what percentage of them characterise the sun as male and how many as female. But I'm tired, and have half of last night's Top Gear to watch before bed, so this vitally important study in comparative mythology is doomed not to be.

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Or alternatively I can just sit back and let the great sage that is Wikipedia elucidate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity

[bunn.livejournal.com]

How many grand pieces of research have been thus destroyed by Wikipedia!

Actually I was just referencing Tolkien, specifically the Cat and the Fiddle : "And though it was day, to her surprise they all went back to bed"...

I assume Tolkien being more learned than me was referencing Sunna, of whose existence I have sadly only just become aware (pretty poor given that I've lived through so many Sundays!)

[kargicq.livejournal.com]

I thought it had a footnote saying "Elves (and Hobbits) always refer to the sun as female".

In European languages I always find it striking that the Sun and Moon change genders between Romance and Germanic languages, given that otherwise gender is amazingly well preserved even if the actual words are completely different (hand, bridge etc)

Neuromancer

[kargicq.livejournal.com]

(oops actually bit hazy now but bridge is a counterexample isn't it )

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

We've had useful rain here the last few days. Much as I welcome it, I do hope the harvest isn't a washout.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Yes it's rather scary the way the hollows are all now ponds and the paths are streams! Lets hope it sogs in then goes away this year.

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

British summertime - splendid fun. And I didn't know greyhounds did rain... I thought they stood on the back step peering out dubiously.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

That's what greyhounds are *supposed* to do. Particularly greyhounds that are nearly 12 with two gammy legs.

I don't think anyone has ever given Molls the manual when it comes to being a greyhound.

Az is more dubious about rain usually, but we were in a place where there were a lot of rabbits who had incautiously assumed that because it was raining, all the dogs had gone home. Apparently this trumps rain!