Articles about 'Weather'
February 8th, 2013
If it’s snowing near you, put a container outside to collect some clean snow to make ice cream!
Once you’ve gotten enough snow, add vanilla and either sweetened condensed milk or a little milk with sugar. Stir and adjust to taste. Eat right away! Results of My Snow Ice Cream Experiment:
In the photo...
April 25th, 2012
Today, April 25th, is Saint Mark’s Day. The end of April and the beginning of May is thought to be colder than the time around it. Due to 4 Saints Days that take place at this time, including St. Mark’s, this period is called The Four Horsemen of the Cold in France… the four horsemen...
March 27th, 2012
The last three days of March are said to be "borrowed from April."
March said to April. I see 3 sheep upon a hill; And if you’ll lend me three days I’ll find a way to make them die. ...
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October 6th, 2011

Pioggia is an Italian poem about rain by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 – 1912). Below you can listen to a recording, follow along in the original Italian and then read an English translation of the poem.
First a note about the illustration, in English we say “It’s raining cats and dogs” when it’s raining very hard....
January 7th, 2011
This poem will turn your mind inside-out! Maybe I felt that way because I was listening to this poem amid a bunch of Wallace Stevens’ other poems. They’re very unique.
Older kids and adults will enjoy The Snow Man more than younger kids. You might have to read the poem a couple of times to get...
March 2nd, 2010

Yesterday, I was talking with a lady, whose parents are from Italy, about how happy I am that it’s finally March. She said, “Why?” I said because February is finally over. She said, “Marzo è pazzo”. It’s an Italian saying meaning “March is crazy”… you can never depend on March...
November 12th, 2009

Here’s a rain rhyme from Northumberland that reminds us that rainy weather is a good opportunity to stay indoors and cook!
Rain, rain, go away,
And come again another day,
When I brew and when I bake,
I’ll give you a little cake.
Stay dry!
Mama Lisa
PS You can tell it’s raining where I am and that I’m considering baking something...
January 28th, 2009

Or in this case… dry!
It’s wet and slushy here in New York. But my daughter got off the school bus today and jumped right into the puddle at the bottom of our driveway!
December 13th, 2008
Elle Fitzgerald sings in this wonderful winter animation!
March 22nd, 2007

Here’s a poem from an anonymous author of an old book called The Infant’s Delight: Poetry. It’s about a little girl who goes out on a windy day in March with her beautiful new parasol, even though her mother tells her not to. Uh-oh! (A parasol is a fancy umbrella, carried to block...
March 21st, 2007
Now that Spring is here – we can all smile – and start bad-mouthing Winter!
Here’s a poem about banishing Winter, called Winter, You’re Just a Brute! Well, that’s my translation of it. It’s originally French. The title in French is Hiver, vous n’êtes qu’un vilain ! It was written...
July 13th, 2006

Rain must hold a special place deep in the human psyche. Expressions about rain have such interesting imagery. I can’t think of many words that evoke such vivid images.
For instance, in English, if it’s pouring out, you can say, It’s raining cats and dogs. If there’s thunder, some people say God is...
January 15th, 2006
The rain turned into snow last night. The land is a beautiful velvety white.
Here’s a poem about the snow by Elinor Wylie…
Velvet Shoes
Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and slow,
At a tranquil pace,
Under veils of white lace.
I shall go shod in silk,
And you in wool,
White as...
October 15th, 2005
Today the sun is finally shining here in New York! Hurray! But, the rain and flooding made me lose my internet connection for the past 24+ hours (the horror!!!) so here’s yesterday’s posting…
Friday, October 14, 2005
It’s raining for the seventh day here in New York. A couple of days ago, it was...
October 13th, 2005

A Rainy Day Song from Japan in English, in Japanese and with an MP3 of the Piano Music
It’s still raining here in New York. So, here’s another song about rain.
Rainy Day
Rainy day, rainy day, I like it;
My mother will come here with my umbrella,
Pitch pitch, chap chap, run run run!
Bag on my...
October 12th, 2005
The song, a little story about umbrellas, and an mp3 of my children singing “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring”
It’s Raining and it’s Pouring in New York right now and it has been for days. I’m totally waterlogged from picking up my daughter from preschool.
It turns out that my family is woefully unprepared for...
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