“Merde! il pleut”

4 December 2025 – Years ago, standing in line on a soggy day, I read this lament on the umbrella in front of me.

Today, staring out my traffic-stalled bus window on an equally soggy day…

the words return to mind.

by icelandpenny on 4 December 2025 • Permalink

Posted in Architecture, City, photography, Vancouver

Tagged streetscape, urban construction, urban rain

Posted by icelandpenny on 4 December 2025

https://icelandpenny.com/2025/12/04/merde-il-pleut/

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Bronlima
/ 4 December 2025

Miss the rain. Doesn’t rain in Lima, just a light drizzle sometimes.

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- icelandpenny
  / 8 December 2025
  
  Oh, I remember la garúa!
  
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Lynette d'Arty-Cross
/ 4 December 2025

That’s rain! We have it here, too.

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