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Wednesday, 29 July 2026

I think even the ducks are wishing for . . .

. . . rain!
 

In many areas of the UK, and further afield, rain would be most welcome.
Many countries are facing wild-fires.
I hope where you live you are keeping safe and well.

All the best Jan

30 comments:

Chatty Crone said...

The weather is awful - not sure what is happening exactly.
Pretty photo of the ducks though.

Susan Kane said...

Rain! We need rain!

Mari said...

We finally had a very small rainfall yesterday. We really need more too. I hope some comes your way!

Debbie said...

i love the picture!!! it's raining here, heavy rain and we really needed it!!

River said...

Send the ducks to Australia, it is raining here right now.

Modrina Neba - Blue sky said...

I don't like rain, but it would be welcome for nature... everything is burned and scorched by the heat and another heat wave is coming... I'm scared of temperatures around 40 :((

Granny Marigold said...

It's dry here too and the wildfires are raging. One feels so helpless.

Elkes Lebensglück said...

We’re hoping for some rain here too, but otherwise things are going well so far! Thanks for asking—have a great day, dear Jan!
Hugs Elke

Margaret D said...

It would be good if it rained enough to put the fires out, Jan.

jabblog said...

It's sad to see rivers and reservoirs drying up. The threat of wildfires is everywhere.

Tom said...

...rain is a gift from up above!

Iris Flavia said...

Rain and thunder predicted for Thursday here. Crazy weather everywhere...

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
Cute duck photo! I hope you have some rain soon. The wildfires are so scary.
We are still 5 inches short of rain here. Take care, have a great day!

Donna said...

Love the duck! We could use some rain here, as well!
hugs
Donna

Giorgio said...

Rain would be welcome here in Central Italy too.

My name is Erika. said...

It's raining at my house. Much needed too. Hope you get some soon.

Carla from The River said...

Praying for rain.... we need it too.
xo

Kim said...

It's been raining a lot here, crazy storms, I hope some of the gentler drops find their way to your neck of the woods!

DVArtist said...

No rain for us either. Nice photo.

an artist reflects said...

Lovely duck photo ~ Rain just started here in MA ~ suppose to rain for several days ~
Hugs ^_^

MELODY JACOB said...

Between the relentless heat, the choking wildfire smoke lingering across regions, and areas in the UK and beyond desperate for a proper soaking, everything feels like it's just begging the skies to open up. A good, steady, drenching rain would be an absolute blessing right now, not just for the parched earth and the local wildlife, but for clearing out the heavy, oppressive air.

Shari Burke said...

We had a rainy day yesterday until evening, then a rainy morning. Finn wore his rain coat to go for his walk.

Mary Kirkland said...

We could use some rain here too.

Neuer Gartentraum said...

Es ist auch hier sehr trocken. Aber noch besteht keine Waldbrandgefahr und das Trinkwasser wird nicht knapp. Ab morgen soll es regnen. Ich wünsche allen, dass sie diese heiße, trockene Zeit gut überstehen.

Stefania said...

Non solo le anatre.
Da noi per venerdì è prevista allerta arancione con 41 gradi di temperatura.
Speriamo di non cuocere 🥵🥵🥵

HappyK said...

Cute picture. Fine where I am. We get quite a lot of rain and today the temperatures high is 70!!

Lowcarb team member said...

GOOGLE TRANSLATE

Neuer Gartentraum
Es ist auch hier sehr trocken. Aber noch besteht keine Waldbrandgefahr und das Trinkwasser wird nicht knapp. Ab morgen soll es regnen. Ich wünsche allen, dass sie diese heiße, trockene Zeit gut überstehen.

It is very dry here, too. However, there is no risk of forest fires yet, and drinking water supplies are not running low. Rain is forecast starting tomorrow. I hope everyone gets through this hot, dry spell safely.

Stefania
Non solo le anatre.
Da noi per venerdì è prevista allerta arancione con 41 gradi di temperatura.
Speriamo di non cuocere 🥵🥵🥵

It’s not just the ducks.
An orange alert is forecast here for Friday, with temperatures hitting 41 degrees.
Let's hope we don't roast 🥵🥵🥵

Jeanie said...

I hope it soon comes your way!

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Beautiful photo, dear Jan!!! We got quite a bit of rain here in Montreal yesterday. Unfortunately it is still pretty hot and humid today here...even though it is cloudy.
Yes, refreshing rain is needed. Thank you so much for sharing, dear friend.

Conniecrafter said...

I just heard on the news tonight that some fires are in the southern part of England I think they said, so sorry to hear of all the places that are having problems with fire, and flooding there has been a lot of that too. Praying for rain for all that need it!