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Pluviophile and proud

Pluviophile and proud

The sound, the scent, the childhood nostalgia and some rainy day recommendations

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Helen Ray
Feb 06, 2024
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Weather warning issued as London ‘set to be battered by over 40 hours of non-stop rain’ That’s right folks, a very fitting and timely forecast for the week ahead as I pen this post.

water dew on window
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But far from recoiling in horror, headlines like this give me the same glee that ‘normal people’ find in reading that a mini heat wave is on the way.

After the rain - Twickenham

Pluviophile

noun

a person who enjoys rain and rainy days, and who is fascinated by the sights, sounds, etc., of rain


I’m not exactly sure when my love of rain began, but I have fond childhood memories of

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