This morning it poured down here in Brisbane. In fact it may have rained all night as I was caught in it at midnight after watching Newcastle get beat by Tottenham… a goal that really shouldn’t have went in. The weather cleared up nicely by this afternoon.
I am not sure about you however I love a rainy day. The soothing sound of rain hitting the ground chills me right out, I have been using rainfall soundtracks on Spotify and YouTube to help me concentrate on writing too with great results. I also love that it gives me an excuse to wind down a little and just stay in one spot without the urgency to get out the house and into the world. It doesn’t feel so much like a wasted day if the sun isn’t blazing.
But it doesn’t mean the day is unproductive, more that it is just productive in a different way. Less physical and more sit and read a book or blog. It gives us a different way to go about the day and I like that. Rain has been rare in Brisbane recently so it was a positive change.
How was the weather where you are this weekend? Are you a fan of a rainy day? I feel my fellow Brits will be strongly against me on this one!
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Rain sounds wonderful as I sit here in 40 degree heat in northern Victoria …. anything to cool the air down would be good 🥵
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Yeah it’s been getting hot down there I hear! I hope you get some soon!
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There is something about rainy days that trigger the sentimental side in me… definitely great for blogging 😊
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I totally agree 🙂
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Expecting freezing rain overnight tonight in the American Midwest, so the commute to work tomorrow should be extra slow and dangerous. Woo hoo!
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Oh well it isn’t good for that! Fingers crossed for a safe journey. Drive safely!
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I love rainy days! They are relaxing.
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They really are 🙂
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I love the sound of falling rain.
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It’s so nice isn’t it? Very soothing.
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I’m new to your blog. I don’t mind the rain as long as it’s not accompanied by lightning and thunder. I hate seeing the lightning because I know wait can do. My hubby on the other hand is more like you. He loves to see the rain falling and also just to hear it. Great post.👍🏾
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I do like a storm with it! As long as it doesn’t cause disruption. However saying that a storm isn’t good for relaxing as I am always on the lookout for the lightning strikes. Just rain for me if I want to close my eyes and chill 🙂
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It has been raining hard here in Los Angeles too, which is kinda rare honestly, and I am not sure if I like it. But it gives some good vibes:)
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I think a hard rain is a nice break from continuous sun and heat, especially for farmers and the people needing it. But some love it and some hate it, I guess we just have to embrace it 🙂
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I agree that it is beneficial for many people, which is why I feel guilty when I say I dont like the rain. But yeah, we have to embrace it.
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By our news reports, Australia can use all the rain it can get right now.
We’ve finally got real cold temps & it makes things impossible for us to go out in anything but the Go-Bus, which is door to door service. -26*C. at the moment with wind chill making it feel like -35*C.
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Wow! So cold. Best to stay inside. Yeah its very hot here however some places are getting way to much and have bad flooding.
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Not as cold as it used to get, & this is much shorter lived than it used to be as well.
The news is on at the moment & we just saw that awful flooding!
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Yep, Townsville has it pretty bad, near where I did my farmwork 😦
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Pretty typical summer weather on the Queensland coastline, luckily Brisbane didn’t get flooding this year but further north it’s drastic.
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It seems it, I have seen a lot of footage on the news, it’s very sad. I feel fortunate we don’t have it here.
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Sam- I too love a rainy day. And there is something about falling asleep to the sound of gently falling rain. It refreshes me in multiple ways. -Jill
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Me too Jill, a very calming sound!
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