April showers

~ MaryG

One thing about being older is that you have so very many snippets of songs, poems, sayings and jingles floating around in your head. Literally decades worth of popular culture is lodged in the ole memory. Half the time, you can’t remember why or from where you know something.

Apparently “April Showers Bring May Flowers” is a saying from England that dates back to at least the 1550s. Imagine. That saying has been kicking around the English-speaking world for over 450 years.

The flowers that bloom in the spring,

tra-la.

OK, just Googled and that’s from The Mikado, which makes sense. I was in that show in high school (embarrassingly, in full yellowface). Gilbert & Sullivan are responsible for a great deal of brain clutter in older people who like musical theater.

Springtime for Hitler and GER-MA-NY

I wish that one from The Producers would leave me, but it just won’t. Must be lodged too deep in the grey matter.

Spring in general has more songs, poems, and sayings than all the other seasons combined. Don’t you think?

What pops into your head when you experience the miracle of spring where you are?

14 thoughts on “April showers”

  2. Needed this colourful “springy” post this morning Mary so thanks! Seems winter isn’t finished with us yet, new snow overnight and no melting tenps for at least a couple of days 😬😠

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    1. My husband is the one with the green thumb. I’m really hoping his new knees are going to allow him to get back to it this year! 🤞I’m an excellent weed puller. That is my role in the garden.

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      2. I will. He seems be turning the corner – finally. it’s week 7 post-op. He walked a quarter mile with me today.

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