Articles tagged ‘irish rain’
I will force it to be summer with the powers of my mind
By Seán | August 14th, 2007 |
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Repeat after me:
It is the beginning of August. I will put on sandles. I will roll up my jeans. I will walk to the river’s edge to feed the ducks. I will enjoy watching the boats on the river Shannon. I will think about how lovely an afternoon in summer is as I dangle [...]
Rain, Rain go away . . .
By Seán | July 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In Ireland there is always an awful lot of talk about the weather. It’s the natural perogative. After all, there is an Irish saying,
“If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes.”
Aside from being generally wetter than other places, the Irish climate’s consistency consists of its inconsistency. However, as you may have [...]
Ah, the lovely rain-soaked Irish June
By Seán | July 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just look at that.
I had mentioned that this June is less than the tourist might expect in the way of sunshine and summer weather, but this Sunday when the skies opened up and a veritable monsoon poured forth onto the earth I really began to wonder about global climate change.
Back in April while wearing shorts, [...]
