tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post4968965151633226856..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: English RainGeorge Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-59062754327306632832008-09-04T22:59:00.000+01:002008-09-04T22:59:00.000+01:00'Passive phenomenon'...Negative capability.Mark.'Passive phenomenon'...<BR/><BR/>Negative capability.Mark.<BR/><BR>George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-44634315544854311992008-09-04T01:58:00.000+01:002008-09-04T01:58:00.000+01:00that "concentrated frown", I always think, has a ...that "concentrated frown", I always think, has a vaguely apologetic air about it, or a resigned one; english rain is an infuriatingly <BR/><I>passive</I> phenomenon.Mark Yoxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812793698673965488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-17784747058789439192008-09-03T11:01:00.000+01:002008-09-03T11:01:00.000+01:00Yes, mizzling. I remember that in Kerry. It was al...Yes, mizzling. I remember that in Kerry. It was always mizzling, or had just mizzled or was about to mizzle.<BR/><BR/>I was supposing that since most of our rain arrived from the west, from the Atlantic, on the Gulf Stream, Ireland must get the main bulk of it. Flying from continental Europe, crudely speaking, Hungary is light green, England middling green and Ireland dark green (leaf or pea-green, Brunswick green, viridian.)<BR/><BR/>In East Anglia the wind switches round in winter and we get the Arctic. It's like having soft staples fired at you, or someone kissing you with designer stubble.<BR/><BR/>Another nice photo, btw.<BR/><BR>George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-28080989245314311982008-09-03T10:44:00.000+01:002008-09-03T10:44:00.000+01:00Thanks George. I thought you might like the 'L...Thanks George. I thought you might like the 'Louring' one. Unfortunately, that web-page is the only record of it. The larger file got deleted accidentally. I've been looking out for a similar heavyweight storm-cloud ever since, but they are rare here.<BR/><BR/>Irish rain is normally not that different from English. We are well-acquainted with those flapping, non-drenching showers, also that light, misty wetness we call 'mizzling'. But over the last year or so we have been subject to much heavier, semi-tropical downpours. Here's a close-up of one, taken from the front porch: http://www.blipfoto.com/view.php?id=157127&month=6&year=2008Mark Granierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899629187771913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-59703009208254980152008-09-03T08:27:00.000+01:002008-09-03T08:27:00.000+01:00Space Bar - You do remember The Big Lebowski, wher...Space Bar - You do remember The Big Lebowski, where Donny hears the Dude mention Lenin and responds with I Am the Walrus...?<BR/><BR/>Mark, the second one down is marvelous. I am going by my experience at TCD.George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-50994941541340345122008-09-03T04:18:00.000+01:002008-09-03T04:18:00.000+01:00'Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun....'Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.<BR/>If the sun don't come you get a tan from standing in the English rain'<BR/><BR/>__'I Am The Walrus'Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-30808743282411951162008-09-02T22:58:00.000+01:002008-09-02T22:58:00.000+01:00Some varieties of Irish rain:http://www.blipfoto.c...Some varieties of Irish rain:<BR/><BR/>http://www.blipfoto.com/view.php?id=176310&month=8&year=2008<BR/>http://www.blipfoto.com/view.php?id=40116&month=6&year=2007<BR/>http://www.blipfoto.com/view.php?id=36349&month=6&year=2007<BR/>http://www.blipfoto.com/view.php?id=122244&month=3&year=2008<BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/granier/2758522164/sizes/m/Mark Granierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899629187771913398noreply@blogger.com