Monday means sharing a SPARK with each other. Something that SPARKS the imagination, SPARKS a feeling, SPARKS a memory, SPARKS creativity – gets you going for the beginning of the week. What exactly IS this Monday SPARK thing we do? Well, most of you know that Annie of McGuffy’s Reader – who started SPARKS – was hacked and has been on an extended break from blogging although her idea to spread some inspiration on Monday of every week goes on. Many of us who participated in her SPARKS Blog Hop and found value in sharing a thought on Monday continue doing that to hopefully give each other a “Monday boost” – perhaps something to think about to inspire us in the week ahead OR help us deal with something that’s on our mind. Why not join us by sharing something that SPARKS you? It might just start a spark in us too.
My SPARK image today is just a little different – it’s not really meant to inspire you (or me) so much as to share a thought about something many of us think is an irritation – a rainy day – or a series of them……..rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Remember that? Well, I happen to be one of those people who actually LOVES a rainy day. Not necessarily a WEEK of rain or several days in a row without ANY sign of the sun though! This image and quote really just says it perfectly about how I feel about these WET days………
I think this kind of sums up the thing many people say about rainy days – that they are COZY………….do they mean “like a blanket” ?? For me that’s just what it’s like………………….Mr. Coupland just said it for me in his quote!
Enjoy your Monday and your week and should you have rain – just think of it as a nice warm blanket or sweater…..or a HUG!
TWO Spoiled Cats 
the rain can be like a balm sometimes… but currently it is more like a curse, always if we open the door the heavenly shower starts lol
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At least you didn’t have rain for your TEST with the burds out in the field – it would have made it worse if it’d been a big muddy mess! We had rain all day yesterday….it was nice – fire in the fireplace for the first time this year too!
Hugs, Teddy
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The rain makes me smile because it’s lovely, splashy puddles arriving! 😀
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Clowie I think pups like that splashy and puddly wet stuff more than we felines….I will go out in the rain but no puddles for me!
Hugs, Teddy
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Rain can indeed be a wonderful thing but we’re due so much in the next two days we worry about flooding. Everything in moderation!
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Hope that you don’t get TOO MUCH rain. That’s as much or more of a problem than too little. We will hope you get only what you can handle without consequences!
Hugs, Pam and Teddy too
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Right, but we have been under that blanket for two weeks, and now we want to go out.
Kosmo
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Too much rain isn’t fun is it Kosmo…..I hope it stops and gives you a chance for some fresh air and SUN very soon!!
Hugs, Teddy
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It seems to be some sunny days, and the weather man had some snow flakes in his map. Too early!!!
Kosmo
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OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO TO SNOWWWWW! Not yet – we are in the upper 60s today here with rain so we hopefully have at least another month or more before we here THE “S” WORD!!!
Hugs, Teddy
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I love a rainy cool day. It is the perfect excuse to curl up on the couch and watch a couple of movies and feel COZY. We just did that with that crazy storm!
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Don’t you find that rainy days seem special since we have so much sun?
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Yes!!!!
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Okey dokey, now this is something weird about my mom! She has a special pair of blue jeans, she calls them her Rainy Day Jeans. She found them in the back of closet a few years ago. That are just a tiny bit big, ergo…loose and comfy. They are also just a bit too long. She can’t remember when or where they came from. When she’s at home, or has just gotten home for somewhere in the Outside, and wants/needs to feel cozy and comfy and warm, she puts them on, with a pair of her fuzzy “bed socks.” It’s kind of like wearing a security blankie for Mom. Makes her enjoy those dreary, rain filled days!!
Chip Hauckcat. Love you Teddy and Mom Pam!!
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Interesting! My Mom tends to have her “comfort clothes” too and breaks them out when we have a rainy day. I figure I have my rainy day/sunny day/any day fur coat on and am comfy in any weather!!!
Love, Teddy
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That is a great spark! I like rainy days- the perfect excuse to stay inside and read. 🙂 XO
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I agree…………rain, warm blankie, good book, cuddly cat…….equals heaven!
Hugs, Pam
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We have had a years worth of rain in less than half a year, so I’ll not miss the benefits of rain for a while now. 🙂 But your spark was right on!
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We seem to be catching up on our drought all within the past couple of weeks but FORTUNATELY it’s helping make our “ugly” Fall less ugly with leaf color!!!
Hugs, Pam and Teddy too
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Unless it’s a hurry-cane or a major rainstorm, we love rainy days. We have so many sunny days that rain is kind of special and cozy.
The Florida Furkids
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Oh absolutely – if it’s a scary rain that’s one thing but a cozy and gentle rain is like a soft blankie!
Hugs, Teddy
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Rain is a menace to avian aviation.
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Well Kismet you have a point there – avian aviation is tough in the WET…..do they make parrot raincoats?
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NO
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We have lots of blankies coming out of the sky, Teddy, they feel nice and warm😺Great find on the quote! Pawkisses for a Happy Monday🐾😽💞
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Glad you like the quote – it was Mom’s idea to use that for our SPARK this week but I was TOTALLY “on board” with it – I love rainy days too!
Hugs, Teddy
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I can relate this spark. There is just something about comfort with rain.
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I’ve always felt that way – even when I was a little girl!
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I love a rainy day any day of the week
Hugs Cecilia
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Puts the “C” in COZY doesn’t it!!
Hugs, Pam
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That was a very nice Spark. I here we’re supposed to get a monsoon tonigh.
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Too much rain kind of takes all the “warm and fuzzy” out of a rainy day – we prefer gentle rain that doesn’t last FOREVER!
Hugs, Teddy
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We like this spark! As long as Mom and I can stay inside, that is EXACTLY how a rainy day feels. When we have to go out and walk around – not so much…
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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I’m with you about the outside on a rainy day thing……Mom is nice enough to hold the umbrella over BOTH of us but some part of me always sticks out (!!) and I get wet. Not a fan of SOAKING WET either!
Hugs, Teddy
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I really like this one. Hope your day is great. We had rain this morning and the rest of the day breezy and 60.
Sue B
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Rainy days aren’t so bad………unless you’re a cat who doesn’t like to get wet!
Hugs, Teddy
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That’s a really nice thought…but we prefer sunny days to rainy days. In fact, it’s raining here right now so we’re all snoozing until the sun comes out again.
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Love rainy day snoozing…..and Mom loves rainy days for reading…….but I do prefer being outside on a SUNNY type day myself!
Hugs, Teddy
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Mew mew mew grate SPARK Miss Pam an Teddy! LadyMew lovess a rainy day so shee can bee on Pee C all day. Mee lovess rainy dayss so mee can nappy all day!!!
**purrsss** BellaDharma
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Naps are especially great on rainy days – I agree with you BellaDharma! 🙂
Hugs, Teddy
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Iss so rainy an gloomy here mee goin happy nappy all day Teddy!!! 😉
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I have always LOVED rainy days!
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Me too – not a week’s worth maybe (!) but definitely a rainy day or two makes me feel COZY!
Hugs, Pam
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After such a long time without rain, Mom isn’t surprised that she and Mom Pam chose a Spark about rain. Mom likes it for a day or two, but then she needs the sun back or she gets really down. We are supposed to have another day of rain again tomorrow. Sending lots of love and hugs. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
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We will have rain this afternoon but perhaps some sun this morning – a cool day too! I think Fall is finally falling along with some rain which we all need!
Hugs, Teddy
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I know how important rain is and I like how we get it here in Florida during the summer. Everyday around late afternoon it rains for a short time and then clears up before sunset.
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You know even back when I lived in Clearwater in the late 60s and 70s that was the pattern……..brief almost refreshing rain then sun………I didn’t mind that at all!
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I don’t mind either. It cools you down after a hot day.
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Rain? What’s that? I have to look up in the dictionary. We live in a desert for many-many-many weeks 😦
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Uhoh…..we had that about a month ago – it just got more and more dry around here and grass, trees, everything was slowly dying – since then we have had decent rainfall and it’s helping us have a NICE Fall!
Hugs, Pam
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After a trying day an evening rain is always welcome around here
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That’s exactly how we feel – we still get our nice days for running around but when nightfall comes a rain is FINE and DANDY!
Hugs, Pam
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Lovely thoughts.
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I love the rain – obviously!
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