There is just something about the rain that relaxes me. Even when I have to deal with it in the car and in traffic. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's terrifying; but I still find peace in it. Maybe it's the smell, maybe it's the color that is makes the sky, or maybe it's some unrealized attractive memory I have of it. I love it.
It's this weather that has actually inspired two mixed CD's that have played in my car for years. {Mixed CD's - remember those? iPod's did a pretty good job at making them obsolete, nonetheless, they will always be one of my favorite things}
I'm not the only one who is in love with the rain. In fact, sooo many others have captured it in so many other ways, so I will share with you those that come to mind:
Really, absolutely anything by RC Davis is beautiful. But, these who paintings he's really captured two of my favorite things - New Orleans in the rain. It feels magical, doesn't it?!
Rain Days {Grooveshark}
I've made you a Grooveshark station highlighting some on my favorite and the classics.
(http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Rainy+Days/40184042)
Some Rain Lagniappe {photos: thank you Flickr.com}
(pronounced /ˈlænjæp/ LAN-yap) is a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase or more broadly, "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure." The word is chiefly used in the Gulf Coast of the United States, especially Louisiana. {definition: thank you, Wikipedia.com}
Let it rain!
It's this weather that has actually inspired two mixed CD's that have played in my car for years. {Mixed CD's - remember those? iPod's did a pretty good job at making them obsolete, nonetheless, they will always be one of my favorite things}
I'm not the only one who is in love with the rain. In fact, sooo many others have captured it in so many other ways, so I will share with you those that come to mind:
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| Shimmering Streets, Canal and St. Charles by R.C. Davis |
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| Misty Morn on St. Charles by R.C Davis |
Rain Days {Grooveshark}
I've made you a Grooveshark station highlighting some on my favorite and the classics.
(http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Rainy+Days/40184042)
Some Rain Lagniappe {photos: thank you Flickr.com}
(pronounced /ˈlænjæp/ LAN-yap) is a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase or more broadly, "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure." The word is chiefly used in the Gulf Coast of the United States, especially Louisiana. {definition: thank you, Wikipedia.com}
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| (Cuba Gallery) |
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| 'Can I Have this Dance' |
