If you live in the Portland area, you know the autumn rains began on Friday after weeks of sunny weather. I don't mind the rain so much - maybe because I grew up in the Willamette Valley. However, the longer the rain continues, the more likely it is that complaints about the weather will follow.
I remember a nursery rhyme:
Rain rain go away,
Come again another day.
Little Johnny wants to play;
Rain, rain, go to Spain,
Never show your face again!
Come again another day.
Little Johnny wants to play;
Rain, rain, go to Spain,
Never show your face again!
According to www.rhymes.org.uk, this rhyme originated in the 16th century at the time of the Spanish Armada. The British defeated the Armada, in part because of the stormy weather. Apparently the rain was a valuable ally.
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