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 Regan D'Andrade, Vancouver, BC Posted by:  gypsie2
N 49° 16.650 W 123° 09.090
10U E 488980 N 5458315
"Vancouver in the Rain" by Regan D"Andrade pays tribute to the west coast climate.
Waymark Code: WMDAEB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/14/2011
Views: 8
The quote reads:
"Vancouver is famous for its rain. It can rain here for weeks on end, but it does not usually bother me. However, several years ago I found myself coming close to being thoroughly disgusted by the rain.
I walked home from work one evening in the pouring rain, mumbling under my breath the whole way that this weather was only suited to ducks. The building I lived in was large and square, and it surrounded a brick courtyard. I came around the corner into the courtyard and there, to my amazement was a beautiful Peking duck in a huge puddle in the middle of the courtyard, quacking and splashing with obvious delight. I had to smile, glad that such joy could be found in the gray wetness of such a day.
I have often thought that we do not have nearly enough words for rain, especially as this was once a rainforest. There is booming rain, whispery rain, rain that lulls you to sleep, and rain on the leaves which sings you awake; there is soft rain, hard rain, sideways rain, rain that makes you instantly wet, and rain that leaves soft kisses on your cheek, like the wings of a butterfly.
Rain brings us all the shades of gray, but it also brings us the wonderful greenery that surrounds us and blesses us all."
Address:
Kitsilano Beach Seawalk
Vancouver, BC
Website: [Web Link]
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